The hospital's is one of the largest specialist spinal units in the world, and the pioneering rehabilitation work carried out there by led to the development of the . , one of the official for the and in London, was named in honour of the hospital's contribution to Paralympic sports.Chin...
Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury is internationally known for itstreatmentof spinal-cord injuries and has hosted the World Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games—the forerunner of theParalympic Games—since 1948. The town of Olney, in north Buckinghamshire, was the home of the 18th-century poetWilli...