How California homeless programs are helping people get fit and off the streets: ‘It’s the bike’

Robert Brown had tried everything for his pain, from acupuncture to massage to chiropractors.

A 59-year-old Army veteran who spent decades living on the street, Brown has a crushed disk in his spine and nerve damage to his thigh. What finally helped him feel better wasn’t medication or traditional physical therapy.

It was a weekly 20-mile bike ride with other homeless and formerly homeless San Diegans…

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