Category: Assistive Devices

Assistive Devices

LifeWalker Mobility Products Stands Up for Senior Safety

There is a difference between the genuine UPWalker upright walker and dangerous imitations, LifeWalker Mobility Products explains.

Assistive Devices

Revealed: The Top 5 Outdoor All-Terrain Mobility Scooters

Electric Wheelchairs USA suggests what it considers to be the Top 5 Outdoor All Terrain Mobility Scooters in 2021.

Assistive Devices

Next Generation I-Series Features Eye Tracking

Tobii Dynavox launches the next generation of its I-Series communication device developed for people with disabilities such as cerebral palsy and ALS. It features the built-in eye tracking sensor IS5.

Anti-Tremor Function is One of this Mouse Adapter’s Cool Features

by Debbie Overman | May 14, 2019 | Assistive Devices, Neurological, Parkinson’s Disease

Inclusive Technology releases the AMAneo BTi, an adapter designed to enable people with disabilities to operate an iPad or iPhone directly with any mouse or assistive mouse, including track ball, joystick, head mouse, thumb mouse, and more.

Magee Rehab ‘Walk It Out’ Step-a-Thon Starts April 12

by Debbie Overman | Apr 11, 2019 | Treadmills

For the sixth year in a row, Magee Rehabilitation is hosting “Walk It Out,” a 24-hour fundraising and awareness event in partnership with the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.

6 Reasons to Think Differently About Pediatric Mobility

by Debbie Overman | Apr 5, 2019 | Assessment & Evaluation, Cerebral Palsy, Gait & Balance, Gait Trainers, Manual Wheelchairs, Muscular Dystrophy, Power Wheelchairs, Spinal Cord Injury, Standing Systems, Strollers, Traumatic Brain Injury, Walkers

Children’s needs differ distinctly from adults, and mobility equipment choices must account for progression into adolescence and beyond. A feature for the April 2019 issue of Rehab Management Todd S. Danos, MBA, LOTR, FACHE, and Lori Boyter, PT.

Ankle Exoskeleton Designed to Be Worn Under Clothes

by Debbie Overman | Mar 29, 2019 | Ankle Foot Orthosis, Assistive Devices, Gait & Balance

Mechanical engineers at Vanderbilt University have developed a lightweight, low-profile ankle exoskeleton that they suggest could be worn under clothes without restricting motion, and does not require additional components such as batteries or actuators carried on the back or waist.

Stroke of Genius: Outfitting the Clinic for Neuro Recovery

by Debbie Overman | Feb 27, 2019 | Canes, Conditions, Gait & Balance, Neurological, Objective Data Measurement, Practice Development, Stroke

Manufacturers put their best foot forward with technologies that offer special utility in treating stroke patients. A feature for the March 2019 issue of Rehab Management compiled by Frank Long, editorial director.

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.