# @lala_the_diver on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CPD5XGRNqG5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72580778-lala-the-diver-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-05-19T16:15:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Laura Wilkinson🥇Athlete Mindset & Performance Coach (@lala_the_diver) — https://gondola.cc/lala_the_diver

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From the hardware that has stabilized my spine, to the bone growth stimulator that helped me heal, to the financial help that has allowed me to train full time and take care of my family, orthofixspine has helped make this journey not just possible, but a reality.

To say I’m grateful doesn’t even begin to explain the immense gratitude and appreciation I have for this company and the amazing people that work there.

They’ve literally supported me inside and out, and I’m proud to have the opportunity to represent them!

“We are very proud to continue to sponsor Laura on her incredible journey,” said Jon Serbousek, Orthofix President and CEO. “Our mission at Orthofix is to improve patient mobility through our devices and solutions, enabling patients to live active lives. Helping Laura on her path to potentially becoming a four-time Olympian has been an inspiration for all of us and for everyone who has heard her story.”

At age 39, Wilkinson decided to come out of retirement in 2017, and she started training for the Tokyo Olympics. Unfortunately, cervical disc degeneration brought her plans to an abrupt halt in 2018; years of hitting the water at 35 miles per hour had taken a toll on her spine. Wilkinson’s surgeon performed a successful spine fusion using Orthofix’s comprehensive cervical solutions: an Orthofix cervical plate system to stabilize her spine, the Trinity ELITE™ allograft to aid in bone fusion, and the CervicalStim™ device to stimulate bone growth following surgery. Soon, Wilkinson was back diving in the pool, determined to compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Check out the whole story here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210519005245/en/

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notdoneyet, olympian, womeninsport, acdfrecovery, momoffour, fitoverforty, femaleathlete, spinesurgery, overcomer, backinaction, momlife, acdfsurgery, acdf, acdfwarrior

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