A few key indicators can help therapists read between the lines to know which standing patients and clients may be at risk of neglecting or abandoning their standing equipment. Get the tips in this short video.
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, Port Washington, NY, introduces the PreserveTech product line, which includes various bath safety and mobility products.
Susan Johnson Taylor, OTR/L, discusses complex rehab technology service delivery in the age of COVID-19, in this feature for the November/December 2020 issue of Rehab Management.
The best mobility solutions don’t come from hardware. They come from understanding the person who uses it, according to Colleen Gillette Smith, PT, DPT, ATP, in the January/February 2021 issue of Rehab Management.
LUCI, a hardware and software platform that uses stereo vision, infrared, ultrasonic, and radar to enable power wheelchairs to "see" their environment, was recently named one of Time Magazine’s best inventions of 2020, as well as one of the greatest innovations of 2020 in the Popular Science Best of What’s New 2020 list.
Invacare Corporation and Alber announce the US introduction of SMOOV one, a rear-mounted power-assist solution designed to aid manual wheelchair users.
Recent growth in the number of healthcare workers providing home care for Medicare patients is “small and inadequate” compared with the increasing demand in an aging America. To keep up with demand, Medicare likely will need to reconsider how it compensates them, a study in Health Affairs suggests.
Mary Miles, PT, DPT, ATP, explains how to build a standing program that connects the dots between evaluation, equipment, and family buy-in, in this feature for the January/February 2021 issue of Rehab Management.
Kirsten Davin, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, SMS, addresses factors that contribute to technology abandonment, in this feature for the March 2020 issue of Rehab Management.
Complex rehab technology (CRT) provider Rehab Medical Inc expands into Central Florida with the acquisition of Winter Haven, Fla-based mobility equipment provider Mobility Specialists.
As a way to control infection and protect the community, mobility products provider Mobility City offers free wheelchair sanitizing at its locations across the United States.
MobilityWorks unveils the Accessibility 4 All Side-Entry vehicle featuring the newly engineered Quiet Ride technology. Introduced on the Dodge Grand Caravan, the Quiet Ride technology provides reduced cabin noise, along with performance and handling comparable to an unconverted minivan.