wheelchair Articles
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3 Ways to Get your Mobility Back After an Injury
Getting older means facing more kinds of challenges. Suddenly, there is a need for a caregiver, and mobility isn’t as easy as it once was. Additionally, everyday objects and homes can become a nuisance for movement and safety. As people grow older, injuries become more serious, since they begin to have more of an effect on mobility in the future. For lots of elders, a bad injury can ...
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Deepfaking the Mind
Brain computer interfaces (BCI) can allow someone’s thoughts, translated by artificial intelligence and algorithms, to become actions. According to an article by Forbes, “BCIs can allow a fully paralyzed person to operate a wheelchair by just thinking, to move a cursor on a computer screen, or even play pinball by moving the paddles with their mind. BCIs can be freeing for people with ...
By ni2o, Inc.
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Rehabilitation after CVA - Case Study
Rehabilitation of Sofie, 53 years Active 50+ Acute phase CVA - Hemiplegia left Cognitive difficulties (memory impairment) Currently, Sofie moves around using a wheelchair. The current goal of her therapy is to strengthen the trunk and hip muscles and improve the Range of Motion of the lower limbs. Below we show how Sofie's conventional exercise therapy can be digitised. Research has ...
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Sacral Insufficiency Fractures in a Geriatric Patient Treatment with the Curvafix IM System - Case Study
CASE PRESENTATION A 70-year-old female had a ground-level fall. Computed tomography imaging showed sacral insufficiency fractures in the left ala. No lumbar fracture was observed. Conservative treatment was initiated but the patient was referred 6 weeks post injury, unable to mobilize with a walker and needing a wheelchair. There was no anterior pelvic pain with palpation or weight bearing, but ...
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Exoskeleton instead of a wheelchair
At the moment, there’s a wide range of rehabilitation aids available for people with impaired mobility: diverse walkers, light and robust crutches, tons of various wheelchairs. All of them have certain flaws and weaknesses. For instance, state-of-the-art wheelchairs make it possible to go in for sports, travel at a rather high speed, and are user-friendly, but all of those aspects ...
By Symbionix
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The Biggest Needs of an Aging Household
Aging is challenging for everyone. Your body deteriorates, your brain deteriorates, and you become old. Residences need to be accommodated in order to serve a different set of needs, and moving around is just not what it used to be. As people grow older, they increasingly seek to spend more time at home, or whatever place they call home. An old person’s place is often designed to ...
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Don`t Fear the Rise of Robots
To many people, artificial intelligence conjures up two different scenarios – Robocop and Terminator or Tony Stark’s Jarvis – depending on your favourite genre. Many people fear these robots taking over the jobs of humans or even causing harm to them and have been rejecting the adoption of robots in their lives. But artificial intelligence is ingrained in our daily lives and we ...
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How Medical Devices can Help People with Disabilities Become More Independent
At Tubus Technology we believe that all people should have the same opportunities. That includes opportunities online in an ever-evolving digital world. If you’re suffering from physical limitations in your upper limps you know that is difficult. In this article we review some of the different diagnoses that cause paralyzation in arms and hands. Then we assess some of the assistive ...
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Engineers torque technology to medics
Medical experts and sports scientists are becoming increasingly reliant on engineers as their disciplines become more and more technical. Mark Ingham looks at some of the projects his company, Sensor Technology, has helped behind the scenes. Like most rugby players I took my knees for granted until the day a twisting fall resulted in a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Fortunately these days it ...
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How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Improving Accessibility
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed the social landscape. Adapting has been a challenge for everyone. However, some disabled people are seeing an upside: better accessibility. While the pandemic reshapes the world in unexpected ways, we owe it to ourselves to find out which of these changes are for the ...
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Shoulder Subluxations (aka Slipped Shoulders) After Stroke
Introduction: What Is A Subluxation? Following the onset of a stroke, it is common that the hemiparetic arm may experience something called a subluxation or “slipped shoulder”. This is a very common impairment that follows in the wake of arm weakness caused by a stroke. Shoulder subluxations occur in the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder. This is the area in which the humerus (bone ...
By Neurolutions
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Best Wound Care Kits & Solutions for Seniors
Each wound tells a unique life story, whether it's from a sudden accident or a chronic condition. Wound care is important, especially for the elderly. Giving them only love and care is far from enough, but you also need to learn how to effectively manage different types of wounds. In this article, we will discuss the best senior wound care solutions, quality senior care products, and provide ...
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