As Program Coordinator at the Motion Analysis Center, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa (Fla.), Lauren Rosen, PT, MPT, MSMS, ATP/SMS, has a sizable office. Rosen needs that space for her array of demo wheelchairs — power, manual self-propelled, manual tilt. And her clients — some of whom are experiencing independent mobility for the first…
Creating a Seating Clinic Wonderland in Tampa
Briefly: Motion to Host Wheelchair Service Days; United Spinal’s Giving Week Now in Progress
Featuring Motion and United Spinal Association.
Motion to Host Preventative Maintenance Days for Wheelchair Clients Motion is hosting two Preventative Maintenance Days to provide wheelchair checkups for its clients. “Motion strives to ensure we are doing all that we can to keep our clients safe, minimize future urgent service requests, and maintain manufacturer safety standards,” the provider formerly known as Motion…
Standing Out
How standing can impact development, function and goals for kids.
As Lisa Kenyon, PT, DPT, Ph.D., PCS, joined our Google Meet interview, I caught a glimpse of her workstation, which included an elevated platform, perhaps large enough to hold a laptop. “I’ve been standing for my other meetings today,” she said, taking a seat at her desk. Before our interview even began, Kenyon was demonstrating…
VGM Canada Hires Dominique Sedlezky
Sedlezky begins at her new post on May 1.
VGM Canada is welcoming a new associate director of supplier and member relations. In an April 8 news announcement, VGM Group Services Ltd. said it had hired industry veteran Dominique Sedlezky, who will be starting May 1. In her new position, Sedlezky “will become an additional contact for current and prospective suppliers and members to…
MS Patients: ChatGPT Responses Are More Empathetic Than Those from Neurologists
A new study examined how patients reacted to information provided by artificial intelligence.
A new study published in the Journal of Neurology said patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) rated responses produced by artificial intelligence (AI) — specifically, ChatGPT — to be more empathetic than responses from neurologists. The April 3 study was titled, “ChatGPT vs. neurologists: a cross-sectional study investigating preference, satisfaction ratings and perceived empathy in responses…
Briefly: NCART Joins YouTube; ALS Treatment Withdrawn After Trial Results
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology and Amylyx Pharmaceuticals.
NCART Now Sharing Updates Via YouTube The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has created a YouTube channel. In an April 3 newsletter to stakeholders, NCART — @NCART-CRT — introduced the channel. Its first video is a greeting from Executive Director Wayne Grau, who said, “This is an incredible opportunity to share with…
Motion Rehab Expos Begin in April
The day-long educational events are free to attend.
Motion’s 2024 Rehab Expo educational series begins this month with an event in Lethbridge, Alberta, on April 16. The Canadian Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) and durable medical equipment provider describes its one-day Rehab Expos as “a complimentary full-day education and networking event with presentations by leading health-care professionals and equipment suppliers.” The CEU events also…
Cure SMA Annual Community Update Survey Now Open
The organization is seeking input from adults with spinal muscular atrophy.
Cure SMA — the advocacy, research and support organization for people living with spinal muscular atrophy — is calling for participants for its annual Community Update Survey. In an April 4 announcement, the organization said, “For the past seven years, the Cure SMA Community Update Survey has collected data and information on the SMA community’s…
Numotion, United Spinal Collaborate with United Airlines on Wheelchair Fit Tool
Wheelchair riders can check a flight’s ability to accommodate their mobility devices.
A new tool on the United Airlines app that helps wheelchair riders to find flights that best fit their mobility devices is the result of a collaboration among the airlines, Numotion and United Spinal Association. “United Airlines has launched a new digital tool on its app and united.com that makes it easier for customers who…
Briefly: Medtrade Announces Attendance; Medicare Seat Elevation Coverage Now in Effect
Featuring Medtrade, NCART, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Medtrade Reports Robust Growth in Dallas Attendance at Medtrade, held March 26-28 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, grew by double digits, event officials said in a March 28 news announcement. “This year’s Medtrade attracted more than 2,300 qualified attendees,” Kerry Tyler, Medtrade’s associate show director, said. “That’s an increase of almost…