A Cornell University study showed a considerable gap between many of today’s walkers and what seniors actually want and need in an assistive device. “Reimagining Assistive Walkers: An Exploration of Challenges and Preferences in Older Adults,” published this spring, used data from questionnaires completed by 24 older adults, 30 caregivers, and 27 health care professionals.…
Research: Walker Designs, Physical Requirements Don’t Support Some Seniors
Mobility Management Product Awards: Vertiflex MOBILE, Synetik ErgoCare
Vertiflex MOBILE by Synetik ErgoCare has been named a 2025 Mobility Management Product Awards winner.
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…
Exokinetics’ Zeen Now on VA Federal Supply Schedule
The Zeen is described as a multi-purpose mobility device.
Zeen, a multi-purpose mobility device from Exokinetics, is now on the federal supply schedule for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “This contract ensures the government best of pricing and services, making the Zeen readily available for veterans in the VA medical program and other government employees,” Exokinetics said in a July 6 press release.…
Briefly: RESNA Schedules Member Night During RehabWeek; BBB Issues DME Telemarketing Fraud Warning
Featuring the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America and the Better Business Bureau.
RESNA Member Night Scheduled for May 13 at RehabWeek The member event for the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) will be held at Pinstripes Chicago — a bistro, bowling and bocce venue — on Tuesday, May 13, starting at 6 p.m. “RESNA members and RehabWeek attendees will have the chance…
Exokinetics Launches Project ELEVATE Mobility to Support Zeen Purchasers
A new grant program will match consumers’ contributions up to 50% of the mobility device’s cost.
Exokinetics has launched the Project ELEVATE Mobility (PEM) charitable foundation as a way to help consumers pay for the company’s Zeen mobility device. In an April 17 press release, Exokinetics, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, said PEM plans to award dollar-for-dollar matching grants to consumers hoping to buy a Zeen, which the company described as…