The Vertiflex MOBILE by Synetik ErgoCare has been named a 2025 Mobility Management Product Award winner in the Mobility: Standing Frames/Standers category by Mobility Management. The Mobility Management Product Awards program honors outstanding product development in Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) and accessibility. Daphnée Lalonde-Larocque, Special Projects & Compliance Coordinator at Synetik ErgoCare, sat down with Mobility…
Mobility Management Product Awards: Vertiflex MOBILE, Synetik ErgoCare
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…
Jenx Begins Consultation Process to Cease Manufacturing Operations
The U.K.-based company has for decades specialized in pediatric positioning systems.
Jenx Ltd., known for its specialized pediatric positioning products, has announced it’s started “a formal consultation process regarding a proposal to close” manufacturing operations. “The proposed closure follows a sustained period of financial pressure on manufacturing, which has been echoed in U.K. manufacturing businesses supplying all sectors in recent months,” Jenx said in a July…
Sunrise Medical Announces New Colors for Manual Wheelchairs, JAY Backs
The new palette launched May 12; discontinued colors will continue to be available for spare parts for five years.
Sunrise Medical has updated its color choices for QUICKIE adult manual wheelchairs, ZIPPIE pediatric manual wheelchairs, and JAY backs. The new palette will be available across the manufacturer’s North American, European, and Asia-Pacific markets, Sunrise Medical said in a May 12 announcement. In introducing the set of 24 color/pattern options, the company said it is…
Circle Specialty Names New Director of Sales
The Brooklyn-based company specializing in pediatrics has hired an industry veteran.
Circle Specialty’s new director of sales is a Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) industry veteran. In a Dec. 31 press release, Brooklyn, New York-based Circle Specialty announced it has hired John Morgan, best known for his long tenure with positioning/mobility manufacturer Freedom Designs. “Morgan brings over 27 years of experience in the durable medical equipment industry,…
Briefly: Etac Announces R82 Discontinuations; CP Foundation Lists September Clinical Trials
Featuring Etac and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
Etac Announces R82 Discontinuations for January 2025 Etac has announced products it will be discontinuing as of Jan. 1, 2025. In a Sept. 20 bulletin, Etac said it will stop offering the Orca bathtub; the Penguin bathtub positioning system; the Cricket manual wheelchair; the stroller-style Stingray manual wheelchair; and the Scallop seating system. Etac will…
Etac Launches R82 Caribou Stander
New pediatric stander is designed for clients with limited head/trunk control or range of motion.
Etac has launched the R82 Caribou, a pediatric stander for children with limited head and trunk control or limited range of motion. In a June 26 news announcement, Etac said the Caribou is designed to help children “build strength, improve their posture, and participate in activities with their peers.” The stander tilts from vertical to…
Briefly: A First at Roland Garros; Toddlers Take on the World
Featuring the French Open, Motion Composites, Tulane University, Tikkun Olam Makers, and MakeGood.
Line Judge Works French Open from a Wheelchair Lucas Feron has become the first official to work a tennis Grand Slam event in a wheelchair. Feron, 28, was a line judge during the French Open this month, according to reports from the BBC and ESPN, among other outlets. Feron, who sustained neurological injuries in a…
Commentary: Barbie Reigns, Seat Elevation Coverage Intrigues in Q1
Reviewing Mobility Management’s most-read stories this quarter.
The most-read Mobility Management story of Q1 2024 was bright pink and purple. Barbie Goes to Seating Clinic, published Jan. 23, was inspired by Lauren Rosen, PT, MPT, MSMS, ATP/SMS, program coordinator at the Motion Analysis Center, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa (Fla.). Lauren passionately advocates for independent mobility for young children, which is…
Creating a Seating Clinic Wonderland in Tampa
Physical therapist Lauren Rosen on the importance of representation for her young seating clients.
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…