Category: Assistive Devices

Assistive Devices

Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare Debuts PreserveTech Products

Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, Port Washington, NY, introduces the PreserveTech product line, which includes various bath safety and mobility products.

Assistive Devices

Meet Marcy, a Rollator/Gait Trainer Sized for Kids

Clarke Health Care Products introduces Marcy, an anterior rollator/gait trainer sized for children.

Assistive Devices

Federal Report Suggests Trend of Involuntary Institutionalization During and After Disasters

People with disabilities are frequently institutionalized during and after disasters due to conflicting federal guidance, a lack of equal access to emergency and disaster-related programs and services, and a lack of compliance with federal law, the National Council on Disability (NCD) suggests in a recently released report.

Equipment Ensemble

by Debbie Overman | Feb 26, 2019 | Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Exoskeletons, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait Trainers, Rollators, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Treadmills, Walkers

Rehab therapists share their top equipment choices for conditioning and training that help their patients achieve the greatest gains. Compiled by Debbie Overman, associate editor of Rehab Management.

AFM Patients Benefit from Nerve Transfer Surgery

by Debbie Overman | Jan 16, 2019 | Acute, Assistive Devices, Research

Case studies published recently in Pediatric Neurology document two patients, ages 12 and 14, with partial paralysis as the result of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) who regained movement in their arms after undergoing nerve transfer surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery.

Walk This Way to Post-Stroke Recovery

by Debbie Overman | Jan 12, 2019 | Assessment & Evaluation, Body Weight Support Systems, Door Opening Systems, Gait & Balance, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Treadmills

Kate Drolet, PT, DPT, NCS, CLT-LANA, and Kristine Buchler, PT, DPT, explain the role of walking in post-stroke recovery. A feature for the January/February 2019 issue of Rehab Management.

Standing Up to the Challenge of SCI

by Debbie Overman | Jan 11, 2019 | Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Treadmills

Medical management, rehabilitation practices, and evolving technology provide more opportunities for patients to begin standing early and progress to a long-term regimen. A feature for the January/February 2019 issue of Rehab Management by Jennifer Cowhig, MPT, DPT, and Catherine Farrell, PT, NCS.

ConcertoHealth Expands Services in Washington State

by Debbie Overman | Nov 28, 2018 | Walkers

ConcertoHealth has expanded its vital support services and now provides patients in the Washington State area with access to medical transportation, durable medical equipment (DME), and community health coaching, at no cost.

Catching Up with Custom Seating

by Debbie Overman | Nov 23, 2018 | Seating & Positioning, Seating Pressure Mapping, Treadmills

Manufacturers reveal what drives their most successful products, and what’s to come in the year ahead in this roundtable Q&A for the November/December 2018 issue of Rehab Management.

Connecting Care for Stroke Patients

by Debbie Overman | Nov 22, 2018 | Assessment & Evaluation, Body Weight Support Systems, Exoskeletons, Gait & Balance, Gait Trainers, Neurological, Objective Data Measurement, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Treadmills

Therapists use activity, technology, and evidence-based guidelines to deliver treatment that rewires motor pathways. A feature for the November/December 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Meri K. Slaugenhaupt, MPT, and Valerie Bucek, MA, CCC-SLP/L.

ReWalk Places 500th Robotic Exoskeleton Device

by Debbie Overman | Nov 15, 2018 | Spinal Cord Injury, Walkers

ReWalk Robotics Ltd announces the placement of its 500th robotic exoskeleton medical device.

FDA Designates Pumper Car as Intended for Medical Purposes

by Debbie Overman | Oct 16, 2018 | Assistive Devices, Home & Daily Living, Neurological

The new FDA designation means that if the Pumper Car ride-on toy for kids is prescribed for medical purposes, its cost may be covered by health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.

Tools, Tactics & Technologies for Treating Chronic Pain

by Rehab Management Staff | Oct 10, 2018 | Chronic, Pain Management, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Treadmills

Evidence-based treatment and technologies designed to achieve multiple goals help balance treatment for patients who have a secondary neurological diagnosis. A feature for the September/October 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Polly Swingle, PT, GCS, CEEAA.

Fashion Choices Expand for Adults Living With Physical Disabilities

by Debbie Overman | Sep 26, 2018 | Assistive Devices, Cerebral Palsy, Conditions, Spinal Cord Injury

IZ Adaptive, the ready-to-wear apparel brand designed for adults with physical disabilities, announces an all-new collection of accessible clothing styles.

Kintrol Hydraulic Ankle/Foot System for K2 Ambulators Launches

by Debbie Overman | Sep 25, 2018 | Assistive Devices, Gait & Balance

Freedom Innovations introduces the Kintrol Hydraulic Ankle/Foot system, engineered with a combination of Kinterra hydraulic ankle technology with aerospace-grade fiberglass.

Drive DeVilbiss Pressure Prevention VP to Speak at Alpine Rehab Conference

by Debbie Overman | Sep 18, 2018 | Assistive Devices, Beds, Miscellaneous, Research, Technology

Karen Lerner, Regional VP of Pressure Prevention at Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, Port Washington, NY, will speak at the Alpine Rehab Conference at DoubleTree Salt Lake City Airport Hotel on October 4-5, according to a company announcement.

Building Aquatic Therapy Programs in the Senior Sector

by Debbie Overman | Jul 23, 2018 | Clinic Management, Practice Development, Treadmills

A step-by-step approach that unites technology and teamwork transforms a facility from ordinary to extraordinary using the power of water. A feature for the July/August 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Kimmer O’Neill, DOR/MOTR.

Walk On: Decision Making for Functional Ambulation

by Debbie Overman | Jul 20, 2018 | Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Cerebral Palsy, Exoskeletons, Gait & Balance, Gait Trainers, Lifts, Mobility, Neurological, Spinal Cord Injury, Standing Systems, Stroke, Treadmills

Clinical decision-making for restoring gait after spinal cord injury guides the use of therapeutic technologies for reaching patient goals. A feature for the July/August 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Tracy Oostema, PT, DPT, and Kristina Simpson, PT, MSPT.