Mobility Management

May 2012

In this issue:

• Building a Bariatric Business
  Serving bariatric seating & mobility clients requires a keen understanding of the various clinical and environmental challenges they face…as well as knowledge of the assistive technology that can make all the diff erence in their independence.
• Seat Cushion Comparo
  Whether your clients need wheelchair seat cushions primarily for skin protection, for positioning, for comfort or all of the above, our annual pictorial comparison will get you going in the right directions.
• Marketplace
  Scooters & Accessories
• Another Opinion
  What Today’s Wheeled Prosthetic Can Provide

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April 2012

In this issue:

• SHEAR: Physics, Risks & Management
  While advances in technology give clinicians and providers new ways to reduce risk, shear remains a daily challenge - even for active wheelchair users. Here's how to assess for shear and educate clients.
• EARLY INTERVENTION UPDATE
  There's more to early intervention than wheeled mobility! Experts discuss the many benefits of introducing alternate positioning to infants and toddlers.
  PLUS: A different take on seat-to-floor heights for your littlest clients.

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March 2012

In this issue:

• SEATING & POSITIONING HANDBOOK 2012
  This year's annual supplement includes stories on working with clients who have traumatic brain injury, and how to determine when it's time to replace wheelchair seat cushions.
  PLUS: New Products!
• ULTRALIGHTWEIGHT UPDATE
  How important are an ultralightweight manual chair's aethetics? Its overall weight? Its adjustability? We take our yearly look at what factors are driving this dynamic market segment.
  PLUS: Ultralights in the Spotlight.

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February 2012

In this issue:

• In Balance
  So often, wheelchair seat cushions and backs are assessed, chosen and fitted as separate components. Are there benefits to considering seating and mobility components together, as part of the larger whole?
• Automotive Access Update
  2012 will be a banner year for the adaptive automotive industry, highlighted by a new National Mobility Awareness Month campaign.
  Plus: Looking back at past accomplishments and forward to the industry's future.
• Another Opinion
  Finding Good in the Bad
• Marketplace
  Accessibility
• New Products

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January 2012

In this issue:

• 2012 Roundtable
  A new year is here, complete with a new competitive bidding round, new demonstration projects and changes in funding. And that's not all. In our annual round table, industry experts discuss the consumer needs, advocacy and clinical issues on their minds, plus: Meet our advisory board!
• Stroller Comparo
  Pediatric mobility is in the spotlight in our first-ever comparison of attendant-propelled, stroller-style manual chairs.
• Marketplace
  Wheelchair Backs
• CMS Update

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