Technology is now evolving at such a rapid rate that new solutions that can support your health, fitness and improve lifestyle are being announced regularly. This can only be good news as their impact allows….
16 November 2018 Read moreUnless you are a user, you won’t realise just how bad it is having a standard off-the-shelf or poorly customised wheelchair. Both the health and physiological problems caused by a badly fitting wheelchair can have….
Read moreTen years ago, Jean-Pierre Lacombe, a well-known name in the cycling industry and Jean-Luc Fumex started building the Quadrix all-terrain wheelchair. Being a paraplegic himself, Jean-Luc used his own network of reduced mobility contacts to….
Read moreA wheelchair is a vital piece of equipment that gives the user increased independence and improved quality of life. For most wheelchair users they are likely to be in it most of their waking lives.….
Read moreRail companies are required by the Equality Act to make reasonable adjustments for Disabled people to ensure they can use their services as everybody else. This includes assistance to get on and off the train,….
Read moreLearning how to use a wheelchair properly is an important part of the rehabilitation process after a serious injury in that helps to give a certain measure of independence and freedom. To an outsider it….
Read moreWe recently came across some research from the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE) project in Canada on the factors that spinal cord injury patients need to consider when choosing and using a wheelchair. Firstly,….
Read moreHelen Whately, MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, recently proposed a new bill in parliament to make air travel for disabled people easier. This would cover: The establishment of requirements about parking at airports for….
Read more90% of wheelchair users experience pain from their mobility devices An international study for the Toyota Mobility Foundation has found that 90% of wheelchair users in the UK, USA, Japan, Brazil and India experience pain….
Read moreAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO) between 70m and 100m people require wheelchairs worldwide. Of this figure some 80% are living in developing countries. Without a wheelchair, these millions of disabled people in the….
Read moreThe Personal wheelchair budget is being introduced to replace the current wheelchair voucher scheme. This is being done to ensure people have better a greater choice over the wheelchair they can obtain. The personal wheelchair….
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