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by Alfred Poor | March 2, 2017 | General News, Health
Many people confined to a wheelchair must deal with frustrating limitations. The bulky chair cannot fit in tight spaces, and while seated, the user cannot reach items that require them to be standing. A new product can help solve these problems and more. Numotion has...
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by Alfred Poor | November 16, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
One of the most important aspects of independent living is mobility: the freedom to go where you want, when you want. Paraplegics and others with physical disabilities may be confined to wheelchairs, but not everyone has the strength and dexterity require to power a...
by Alfred Poor | September 14, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Health
[Credit: BBC] Sometimes, finishing last is still a victory. Take the case of Claire Lomas who completed a half-marathon last weekend in England. She was 16-weeks pregnant at the time, but that’s not the newsworthy detail. She is also paralyzed below her chest,...
by Alfred Poor | September 13, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Don’t you love it when a new approach to a familiar solution challenges all your assumptions? That’s the case with a new design for wheels that gives wheelchair users a smoother and safer ride. The SoftWheel is an in-wheel suspension system. Most...
![Stand-up Wheelchair Gives Users a Lift [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/09/UpnRide-with-video-600x279.jpg?resize=600%2C279)
by Bruce Brown | September 12, 2016 | General News, Health
We’ve previously written about the ReWalk exoskeleton. The same group has a new company, UpnRide Robotics. The new firm’s single product is a self-stabilizing wheelchair called the UpnRide that shifts from sitting to upright position and can travel over...
