Category: Safety

A manual wheelchair could be assigned to just about anyone because it offers stationery use as well as voluntary self-propulsion at calm speeds.  When a motor is added, upgrading the seated contraption into a power chair, red flags should be popping up indicating serious safety precautions.  The user now has access to immediate self-propulsion with […]

When it comes to back pain, there are numerous causes that almost seem beyond our control: accidental injury, surgical operations, neurological conditions, arthritis, and simply just aging.  Other causes are well within our means to prevent, but either we get lazy or we simply do not know how to go about it.  For now, we […]

Occupational therapists, by the very nature of their profession, get to understand a patient’s story on a holistic level bringing both medical conditions and lifestyles together.  As a result, well-practiced OTs are fully aware of what activity and lifestyle choices lead to first-time and repeat hospital stays.  The following 7 items (in no particular order) […]

For many elders, the prospect of having to leave their home because they need extra help is daunting and scary. Luckily, technology is on the rise and with it, comes a rise in technology that is beneficial to elders who wish to stay at home for as long as possible. Here are a few examples […]