The Matrx SNUG Headrest Pad by Motion Concepts/Invacare has been named a 2025 Mobility Management Product Award winner in the Mobility: Positioning, Head category by Mobility Management. The Mobility Management Product Awards program honors outstanding product development in Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) and accessibility. Judy Rowley, Vice President — Matrx Seating, recently sat down with…
Mobility Management Product Awards: Matrx SNUG Headrest Pad, Motion Concepts/Invacare
Mobility Management Product Awards: Dynamic Rocker Back interface (DRBi), Seating Dynamics
Dynamic Rocker Back interface (DRBi) by Seating Dynamics has been named a 2025 Mobility Management Product Awards winner.
The Dynamic Rocker Back interface (DRBi) by Seating Dynamics has been named a 2025 Mobility Management Product Award winner in the Mobility: Back, Dynamic Positioning Hardware for (E2398) category by Mobility Management. The Mobility Management Product Awards program honors outstanding product development in Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) and accessibility. Greg Peek, owner and lead designer…
Cure SMA Equipment Grant Program Offers Travel Power Chairs
Recipients will keep the power chairs permanently.
Cure SMA has launched an equipment grant program to provide Fold & Go travel power chairs to children and adults living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in the United States or Puerto Rico. Recipients of the travel chairs will own the equipment outright. Less than 12 hours after launching the program on Oct. 8, Cure…
Small Base, Big Possibilities
An early-intervention power chair reimagines family-friendly mobility.
So many early-intervention mobility needs have been met by enterprising creations such as Permobil’s Explorer Mini and the University of Delaware’s groundbreaking GoBabyGo adapted power toys. But David Savage, ATP/SMS, RET, seating and mobility specialist at Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., still saw a gap for very young children who lacked independent mobility…
DIESTCO Manufacturing to Close After Death of Owner Dan Diestel
The mobility accessories company will close up at the end of the month.
DIESTCO Manufacturing Corp., creator of mobility accessories for more than 30 years, will close following the death of its owner and president, Dan Diestel. DIESTCO made the announcement to industry partners in a Nov. 5 bulletin, noting that Diestel passed away on Oct. 24 after a lengthy illness. He was 66. DIESTCO Manufacturing, based in…
HERL Awarded $41.5M Grant to Develop RAMMP System of Robotics, Wheelchairs
The project will coordinate greater wheelchair functionality with improved robotic arm manipulation.
Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) has been awarded a grant of up to $41.5 million to develop the Robotic Assisted Mobility and Manipulation Platform (RAMMP) that will combine robotics and new forms of assistive technology “to reimagine a wheelchair and assistive robotic arm that will improve the independence, safety and quality of life for people…
October 2025: Seating & Positioning Handbook
Read about how the future of seating and wheeled mobility: • How 3D printing technology can create custom seating systems. • A new family-friendly perspective on early-intervention power mobility devices. • Positioning beyond the wheelchair: the importance of 24/7 support. You can read the digital edition by clicking on the magazine cover below, or by…
AAHomecare: Keep Advocating During Final Rule Watch
The home health final rule, which could include monumental changes to Medicare competitive bidding and accreditation, could come at any time.
As the home medical equipment (HME) industry continues to await the home health final rule that could include significant changes to Medicare competitive bidding and accreditation processes, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is urging stakeholders to keep speaking up. The final rule had been expected as early as Oct. 31. But in a Nov.…
Symmetric Designs Announces New HCPCS Codes for Respira Back Support
The wheelchair back is available in three models.
Symmetric Designs Ltd. has announced new HCPCS codes for Respira back supports. In an Oct. 31 notice, CEO Sam Hannah announced that the Respira line is now coded E2620 (positioning wheelchair back cushion, planar back with lateral supports, width less than 22 inches, any height, including any type mounting hardware) and E2613 (positioning wheelchair back…
AAHomecare Launches Advocacy Tools for Home Care Month
November focuses on home care, palliative and hospice care, and caregivers.
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) has introduced multimedia tools to help advocate for the power of home care during November. AAHomecare’s assets for the month include infographics with statistics about the benefits of home-based care; social media posts and images, and video testimonials from consumers who use home medical equipment (HME), including Complex Rehab…