WHY CHOOSE DEFY?

At DEFY, every program is tailored to meet your specific recovery goals. Our certified neuro-exercise specialists use evidence-based methods, adaptive equipment, and personalized progression plans to help each client reach their highest potential.

With DEFY, you will:

• Train in a positive, goal-driven environment

• Work with certified neuro-exercise specialists experienced in neurorecovery

• Access cutting-edge rehabilitation technology

• Build strength that supports both body and mind

• Full body workouts are completed out of the wheelchair or by removing the assistive device to maximize return and restore function.

WHAT IS ABT?

Activity-Based Training (ABT) is a specialized approach that focuses on activating the nervous system through movement. It’s designed to help your body relearn how to move, stand, and function after injury, using repetition, resistance, and guided support.

Backed by research, ABT at DEFY incorporates the principles of weight-bearing activities, electrical stimulation, core strengthening, gait training, and massed practice to uniquely individualize the program to your specific goals.

 

WHAT IS DEFY?

DEFY Neuro Rehabilitation is a 7,000 square foot facility that provides community and life changing programs for people with neurological disabilities and their caregivers. As a proud program of the Brain Injury Recovery Foundation, DEFY is dedicated to helping survivors regain strength, mobility and independence to live to their fullest. We believe that even in the face of the brokenness caused by neurological injuries, purpose and progress are always possible. Together, we can help to put the pieces together again.

DEFY has a passionate team of therapists, neuro-exercise specialist trainers and therapy dog named Pink. The gym has been built to offer ample space for therapy, training and cognitive wellness. The DEFY culture emphasizes goal setting in a high energy, positive environment with a training team dedicated to helping clients reach their highest potential. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology and groundbreaking neurorehabilitation techniques, DEFY brings hope and hard work together to achieve more. 

Every neurological injury is unique and DEFY can easily adapt our program to meet the needs of the individual, regardless of age, ability and time since injury. The DEFY program is designed to restore strength, regain endurance and recover neuromuscular function in individuals with neurological conditions including: brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, amputee, multiple sclerosis and more.

DEFY’s gym is equipped with some cutting-edge tools designed to support a wide range of functional goals for brain and spinal cord injury survivors. From functional electrical stimulation, RT300, Endless Rope, and Concept 2 SkiErg, vibration plates and parallel bars that stimulate blood flow and muscle activation to the Solo-Step overhead harness system that enables safe, supported movement—our equipment is selected to empower progress at every stage of recovery. DEFY also features advanced devices like the ICARE stepper, which promotes natural walking patterns, the Woodway treadmill, Alter G for low-impact gait training, and the Shuttle MVP resistance trainer to help build strength, coordination, and endurance…and so much more to come!

At DEFY, we offer a holistic suite of services to meet the diverse needs of our clients. This includes cognitive wellness and nutrition coaching, and Activity-Based Therapy (ABT) by our neuro-exercise specialist, our cornerstone approach focused on reactivating the nervous system below the level of injury with targeted strength and conditioning programs to enhance physical performance along with virtual reality therapy that engages both the brain and body in dynamic, interactive recovery activities. DEFY also features a salon for volunteer stylists to offer services to survivors in an accommodating environment, and 2 adaptive showers to make hygiene care accessible, which is something we believe all humans should have access to.

Our Community Center, where our therapy dog, Pink helps offer a welcoming space which fosters connection, learning, and peer support, and clients also benefit from full access to the broader Brain Injury Recovery Foundation programs, which include our existing programs: care program, helmet safety program, financial guidance program, awareness program. As well as future adaptive programs for cooking, yoga, painting, self-defense, and more to come as we grow!

At DEFY, we believe in going beyond traditional therapy—challenging limits, fostering hope, and supporting every step forward. Whether you are walking again for the first time, regaining your voice, or rebuilding your confidence, Don’t Ever Forget Yourself!

 

 

DEFY Neuro Rehabilitation and Community Center

5950 E. 31st St, Suite 200 Tulsa, OK 74135

918-956-3339