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Seat Cushion Special
How Design Elements Impact Cushion Performance
Our special section examines how cushion designs and features impact performance.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- May 01, 2011
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Cushion Customization Project Update
Assessing & Answering Clients’ Varied Needs
It’s a condition that impacts seating & mobility clients of varying ages, and for different reasons, causing a number of challenges for the rehab team. Here’s how technology — and the right assessment — can help.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Apr 01, 2011
What Drives Them?
Do very young power chair users find switches easier to understand? Or are proportional drive controls the better choice for children learning to operate power mobility?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Apr 01, 2011
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Amy Morgan, PT, ATP, on Allowing Children to Interact in Three Dimensions
Amy Morgan, PT, ATP, on allowing children to interact in three dimensions when learning to operate power chairs.
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
Understanding the Causes, the Impacts & the Possible Interventions
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 01, 2011
NMEDA Auto Access
A Provider’s Perspective
A Discussion with Mike Mowry, ATG Rehab
NMEDA Auto Access
Defining Dynamic Seating & Determining the Benefits
Our 2011 Pediatric Series kicks off with dynamic seating: What it means, how it works, who can benefit and how providers and clinicians can assess potential clients.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Feb 01, 2011
Complex Rehab Participation Is Stronger, as Rehab Pavilion Booth Space Sells Out
Catching up on the new technology, the industry announcements and the networking
opportunities in Atlanta.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jan 01, 2011
Technology You'll Talk About in 2011…& Why
Get a sneak peek at the technology categories the industry will be talking about next year…and why! From new innovations to policy questions to funding challenges, here’s the big buzz.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 01, 2010
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 01, 2010
Mobility Management's
What Chairs You’re Selling Now, What You’ll Sell in 2011 & the Issues That Concern You Most
We asked: What types of wheelchairs will you provide next year? What’s your funding situation like? Does Medicare understand your day-to-day business challenges? You answered.
Finding the Best Answer When Different Technology Choices Are the Question
Matching the best mobility technology to individual SCI clients.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Oct 01, 2010
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Why Clients Feel Discomfort, How It Impacts Function & How Providers Can Help
Understanding and pinpointing a seating & mobility client’s pain can be among the biggest challenges a provider or clinician faces. It’s also crucial to maximizing a client’s function and compliance. Here’s how to get started…and follow through.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Sep 01, 2010
The Physics, the Indications & How Recline Can Work with (While Differing from) Tilt
More than just a supplement to tilt, recline is a unique positioning option with its own benefits, indications and contraindications. Plus: The funding picture for recline.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Aug 01, 2010