On The Pegs July 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 7 | Page 30

On The Pegs
THE LOOP
News and Culture From The World Of Trials, Offroad and Extreme Racing
PHIL ON THE MEND
On May 25 Phil Smage was filming for Action Figures the movie 2 and at-
tempted a world record jump on a UTV. He overshot the landing rolling the razor
several times. Upon impact Phil felt no pain and understood that meant he was
paralyzed. He was life flighted to Knoxville where he had his C3-C7 fused and was
diagnosed as an “incomplete quadriplegic” (right before surgery he wiggled his
toe, this makes it incomplete as he has feeling/movement beneath the area of in-
jury) as well as a broken collarbone and ribs. After a couple of weeks in Tennessee
Road 2 Recovery and Charity Air flew him to his home state of Wisconsin where
he is currently doing inpatient rehabilitation at a spinal cord center. In typical Phil
fashion he is already crushing the goals therapists have set for him. Every spinal
cord injury is different so there’s no telling where he’ll end up but he is working
hard everyday to insure the best possible outcome.
Link: https://road2recovery.com/cause-view/philsmage/