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Schumer & Cochran Introduce CRT Senate Bill

S. 948 is the companion to H.R. 942, both of which would establish a separate Medicare benefit category for complex rehab technology.

FDA Accepts Invacare’s First Certification Audit

FDA approval allows Invacare to resume manufacturing and distributing parts at Taylor Street.

Comfort Company & Pride Mobility Announce Wheelchair Partnership

Comfort Company reps will sell Stylus, Litestream and Kids UP chairs.

Washington Becomes First State to Pass CRT Recognition Bill

New law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2014.

Numotion Acquires Mobility Designs

Mobility Designs is located in Atlanta.

Sunrise Launches Propel Donation Program

Program offers an opportunity for consumers without other access to receive optimized equipment.

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Heat and skin breakdown

ATP Series

Feeling the Heat

The same seating system that can help to maximize a user's functional mobility can also trap heat to create an environment that can put skin at risk and can reduce the time a consumer can spend in the chair. Who's at risk? What are the solutions?

Joey Johnson

Editor's Note

The Next Generation of Rehab Providers

To Intervene or Accommodate

ATP Series

To Intervene or Accommodate

When a Seating Client Appears “Fixed,” How Should the Rehab Team Respond?

Fixed postures or deformities present unique challenges to ATPs and clinicians. When should seating systems intervene? When should they accommodate and "meet clients where they are"?

Andrew Pyrih Joins Pride's Sales Team

Pyrih's industry experience includes the PAMS board of directors.

Innovation In Motion Donates Power Chairs During Call-In Week

All-terrain chairs given to Afghanistan veteran and high school student emphasize the need for mobility.

NSM Adds Four Offices in Virginia

Rehab Health Care President Linda Dew becomes GM of National Seating & Mobility's Virginia region.

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