Diveheart has secured patents to build a 150-foot deep pool, aimed at providing new treatments for disabilities. The Diveheart Deep Pool Project will offer enriched aquatic therapies for conditions like Parkinson's and spinal cord injuries. Divers like Jacob Brettman have already seen benefits such as...
Diveheart Founder & President Jim Elliott explains the benefits of adaptive scuba therapy for persons with disabilities to WGN during their Spotlight Chicago segment....
ByJim Elliott -Sunday, June 9, 2024 For many of us, walking is an ability we often take for granted. For others, like Barbara Mabbs from Aurora, the opportunity to be upright and watch her feet propel her body forward is a moment of pure joy. In “Adapting to...
DIVEHEART: STORIES FROM THE HEART – DEDICATION, SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP By Jim Elliott | May 10, 2024 Service above self is how I try to live my life and with the help of great service organizations like the Naperville Lions Club, Rotary Clubs and other local organizations...
[audio mp3="https://www.diveheart.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rotary-2024-04-14-Show-773-WBPM-Mixdown-1.mp3"][/audio] Kathy and Joni of Radio Rotary interview Rotarians Jim Elliott and Tinamarie Hernandez about Diveheart, a nonprofit organization using scuba diving as therapy for people with disabilities. Jim and Tina discuss the therapeutic benefits of scuba diving, including pain management, respiratory therapy, and boosting...
DIVEHEART: STORIES FROM THE HEART – MOVING BEYOND NAPERVILLE’S HIGH SCHOOL POOLS By Jim Elliott | April 14, 2024 For years Diveheart has been collaborating with several high schools that serve students in Indian Prairie School District, conducting programs at Waubonsie, Metea and Neuqua high schools. Always there...
LAKE COUNTY NEWS-SUN Deepest U.S. pool proposed for North Chicago would be a godsend for the disabled, planners say; ‘No one has ever done anything like this’ By CHLOE HILLES | chilles@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune PUBLISHED: April 4, 2024 at 3:28 p.m. | UPDATED: April 5, 2024 at 10:53 a.m. [caption...
Diveheart to build deepest warm water therapy pool for people with disabilities From Malaysia to the United States, one non-profit is using SCUBA diving to help people with disabilities. With the help of zero gravity, Diveheart helps people feel new possibilities that might be more difficult...
U.S. organization plans for world’s deepest therapy pool in Illinois February 21, 2024 Rendering of the world’s deepest therapy pool proposed for Downers Grove, Ill. Image courtesy Diveheart Diveheart, a non-profit organization based in Downers Grove, Ill., plans to build the world’s deepest warm water therapy pool for...