`` When you lose ( the use of ) Ned Norton devised a workout program for a man with a spinal cord injury and word spread . Soon patients from a rehab center sought Norton 's help and he trained them for free . He was so successful that the government started paying him to train people in rehabilitation, which is how we got our first modern day physical therapist. Voting for 'CNN Hero of the Year ' continues through Thursday , Nov. 16 .
Ned Norton devised a workout program for a man with a spinal cord injury and word spread . Soon patients from a rehab center sought Norton 's help and he trained them for free . He was so successful that the government started paying him to train people in rehabilitation, which is how we got our first modern day physical therapist. Voting for 'CNN Hero of the Year ' continues through Thursday , Nov. 16 .