Tag: Equipment
Fatigue
We’re hearing more and more about fatigue these days. Who cares? Isn’t fatigue just part of getting older? Well, the truth is, new data...
Am I Ready For A Van?
Most spinal cord injury survivors who are used to driving a car aren’t too excited about switching to a modified van. “They’re too big....
Aching Shoulders?
It's no surprise that many people with spinal cord injuries have aches and pains. Often, that aching and paining targets the joints. And, with...
Personal Care Assistance
There are lots of reasons why people with disabilities decide to get more help. Some don't have a choice - because of the extent...
Home Alone!
Many people think of "independence" not in terms of how well they can dress themselves, transfer into bed, or drive, but in terms of...
The Medicare Maze
If you are newly injured and need information about Disability benefits, or if you're approaching age 65, and looking at retirement, then it might...
Able brothers fritter their time away
Kirk Pfeifle and his brother Eric Pfeifle are men who don't give up, even though they are disabled.
They are men who get up in...
A father apart with lots of heart
For Brian Vail of Mount Gilead, the answer has been to live for 10 years with the debilitating Lou Gehrig's Disease, or amyotrophic lateral...
The 3rd Annual Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion fundraising event shows an increase of...
VANCOUVER, June 16 /CNW/ - More than 35,000 Canadians came out on all kinds of wheels and rolled for hope this past weekend at...
Patient transfer serves as evacuation drill
An imaginary crisis yesterday morning triggered the mock evacuation of patients from the UPMC Rehabilitation Hospital in Squirrel Hill to a safe harbor at...
