Tag: Mobility
Switching to a Power Wheelchair
For many SCI survivors, recapturing independence is your single most significant achievement. You view any concessions to that independence accepting more help, using...
Quality of Life: What’s Important
Researchers have much data showing that people with spinal cord injuries have a high quality of life. Many people are surprised by this. "How...
Incomplete SCIs: The Early Days
What's all the confusion about "complete" and "incomplete?" Complete usually means "total" or "whole," while incomplete usually means "unfinished," or "not yet perfect." Although...
Heart Disease
What's all the confusion about "complete" and "incomplete?" Complete usually means "total" or "whole," while incomplete usually means "unfinished," or "not yet perfect." Although...
Alcohol Abuse
What do all of the following have in common?
increased muscle Spasticity
fractures
heart, liver, kidney, & brain damage
pressure sores
malnutrition
urinary tract infections
Answer:...
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...
Accepting New Help
The world we live in - and we ourselves - place a very high value on physical independence. We're raised on the expectation that...
Make an Emergency Fire Plan
If someone yells "Fire!" people generally listen! They get ready to either (a) panic or (b) act quickly and decisively. One thing they don't...
Changing or Choosing Your Doctor
Many medical doctors, particularly general practitioners, family practitioners, or internists, see relatively few people with spinal cord injuries. They may not be aware of...
iBOT Mobility System
About The iBOT™ Mobility System
Expand your horizons with the iBOT™ Mobility System
Enjoy new opportunities with the revolutionary INDEPENDENCE® iBOT™ 4000 Mobility System. The...
