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
Propulsion Is Often Blamed for Shoulder Pain, But Is that a Fair Assessment?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Sep 01, 2011
Another Opinion...
- By Marty Ball
- 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
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Oct 01, 2010
Clinically Speaking
- By Marty Ball
- Jun 01, 2010
Clash of the Titans
For Ultralightweight Chair Users, Is There a Clear Winner?
It’s the clash of the titans: Which metal is the better choice for ultralightweight manual chair performance and design? Is there a clear winner? And how do funding sources weigh in?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 01, 2010
Three wheelchair codes are discontinued as of Jan. 1
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jan 12, 2010
Green, pink, orange join existing color choices.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- May 31, 2009