Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig was one of the first famous people to be diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig disease because of his social status and popularity. ALS took a complete toll on Lou's body and life. He was diagnosed with this disorder at 36. He was a professional baseball player for the Yankees and once diagnosed he retired from the game. He was given only 3 years to live post diagnosis, and he died at the age of 39. He struggled with slowing down his lifestyle because he was use to moving at a very fast pace. Lou would benefit from OT to optimize strength and ROM to carry out ADLs. Symptoms of ALS progressively get worse as time goes on.