Wheelchairs & Funding
With the Manual Chair Miscellaneous Code Eliminated This Month, Industry Experts Worry About Access
From the elimination of the K0009 HCPCS code to ongoing funding challenges, the ultralightweight wheelchair niche is in evolution. What does that mean for consumers and the next generation of manual wheelchair technology?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 01, 2013
Wheelchairs & Funding
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 01, 2013
Seating & Positioning
Everyday Jolts Can Wreak Havoc on Wheelchair Users' Quality of Life. How They Add Up & What Can Be Done
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 01, 2013
Spinal Cord Injury
Figuring Out the Best Answers for Clients, Their Lifestyles, and Their Successful Futures
When clients have spinal cord injuries in the C5/C6 range, is power or manual mobility
a better fit for their functional abilities and lifestyles?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jan 01, 2013
New Medicare Learning Network article defines ultralightweight chairs as complex rehab technology.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Sep 17, 2012
SCI Roundup: Ultralights & Propulsion
SCI Roundup: Ultralights & Propulsion
Another Opinion
- By Marty Ball
- May 01, 2012
Paper describes factors that differentiate ultralight manual chairs from other products.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Apr 18, 2012
Manufacturers Discuss the Most Important Factors to You & Your Clients
How important are an ultralightweight manual chair’s aesthetics? Its overall
weight? Its adjustability? We take our yearly look at what factors are driving this
dynamic market segment.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 01, 2012
Ultralightweight wheelchair company, based in Mass., shows chair at Abilities Expo.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 30, 2011
Another Opinion...
- By Marty Ball
- Sep 01, 2011
Propulsion Is Often Blamed for Shoulder Pain, But Is that a Fair Assessment?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Sep 01, 2011
Industry Experts Share Their Blueprints for Success
Details, details: When it comes to fine-tuning performance for K0005 wheelchair users,
components can count as much as the frame. Here's how tires, wheels, suspension
components and pushrims can make or break a great ride.
For Superior Ride, Transportability & Adjustability, Does One Design Prevail?
Tradition states that ultralightweight rigid chairs offer superior ride and lighter weights, while folding chairs are easier to transport and provide greater adjustability. Is the evolution of ultralights bringing these two design rivals closer together? Or is there still a clear-cut “winner”?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 01, 2011