Marty Ball

Using a manual mobility device of today is not only about propelling the chair, but also living within the chair. That includes transfers in and out of the chair, going up and down curbs and other obstacles, dressing and toileting using the chair, and being physically comfortable and supported in the chair for many hours…

I read and reread a wonderful and inspiring interview (Mobility Management, March 2011) with a few of my closest friends and am now inspired to add a little history to the already discussed facts and views about rigid and folding wheelchairs. Many long years ago, when I was 8 years old, polio was epidemic, similar to…

With due respect to the interviewees in Laurie Watanabe’s article “Clash of the Titans” (MM March 2010), I feel compelled to add a few thoughts of my own. I feel I have enough experience as a consumer, a two-time athletic Hall of Famer, and an industry person for 32 years who is likely the only…

In our February issue, we talked about manual wheelchair propulsion and the physical toll it can take on manual chair users over their lifetimes. The article discussed frequency of pushing, the anatomy of the shoulder joint, the way in which manual chair users push the wheel, and lifestyle/environmental issues as possible causes for shoulder pain…