Tag: Mobility
EasyStand – Equipment by Altimate Medical
Standing frames and mobility aids are assistive technology at its best, created by Altimate Medical to aid in mobility and standing therapy.
Designed by a...
Feds announce funding for spinal cord research
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced $30 million over five years that will fund spinal cord injury research and Rehabilitation.
The money will go towards...
Newport High School graduate recovering from December snowboarding accident
Graduate of Newport High School and former Newport resident Luis Acosta was injured in a snowboarding accident at Mount Hood Ski Bowl Dec. 8,...
What’s the difference between a paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
What's the difference between a Paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
Spinal cord injuries occur when there's damage to the spinal cord. The result is loss of...
Cost of rehab puts limits on patients
CORTNEY HOFFMAN'S CHALLENGE: She pushes for independence
Whether she's tired or not, Cortney Hoffman wakes up before dawn, three days a week, to make the...
Insurers often cap coverage for the latest spinal cord injury treatments
New technologies and more aggressive approaches to treating spinal cord injuries pioneered in Detroit are giving patients new independence and improved mobility.
But the innovations...
Hope, a dream and pressing on
Layton teacher heads to China for new umbilical cord stem cell transplant
LAYTON -- Kirk Green makes his way through the halls of E.G. King...
“Roll Models” and Designer Wheelchairs Add New Spin to Famed New York Fashion Week
FRESNO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 10, 2007 -- We invite you to consider: What would a St. John wheelchair look like? Rich...
Chrysler Group Makes Three-Part Holiday Donation
- Chrysler Group donates $50,000 to the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan to fund therapy programs to increase mobility - Chrysler Group also sponsors Michigan...
Adult Stem Cells Proving Worth In Spinal Healing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Debilitating spinal chord injuries not only affect mobility, but can lead to other serious health problems.
However, a new groundbreaking study conducted...
