

When to Use a Sit-to-Stand Lift
Sit to Stand Lifts Once a patient who requires standing support experiences the ease and convenience of a stand up lift or sit to stand lift, they'll wonder how they got along without one. A standing lift or stand assist lift becomes an invaluable part of their daily life and is also a great help to caregivers and family members dealing with patient mobility. Whether it's a standard, non-powered standing hoist or a more technologically advanced - battery operated, lightweight


Ways to Make Your Wheelchair More Comfortable
10 Easy Ways to Make Your Wheelchair More Comfortable The human body wasn't meant to sit in a wheelchair all day, which must explain why it took so long for the wheelchair to finally get comfortable. Thank God for the 21th century and the invention of rubber, plastic, poly-stretch, electricity and everything else; rocketing the wheelchair into the echelon of comfort. It still takes a keen eye however to make the wheelchair perfectly comfortable despite all of these advances t


How to Be Non-Weightbearing After Surgery
How to Be Non-weightbearing After Surgery So you’re considering foot or ankle surgery, and your orthopaedic foot and ankle specialist has said you’ll need to be non-weightbearing for a period of weeks after your procedure. What does non-weightbearing mean, and what options do you have for getting around? The term non-weightbearing, sometimes prescribed simply as N.W.B., refers to restrictions placed on you immediately after surgery. You will be advised to not put the surgical


Why Is It So Hard To Get A Power Wheelchair or Scooter? T.V. Makes It Look Easy!
Many years ago Medicare realized that many Medicare patients and many Medicare suppliers were ripping off the Medicare program. To off set this Medicare increased the complexity of the documentation required from the physician to receive all mobility products. Have you ever noticed that adds on TV leave out this information? In order for Medicare to pay for such products legally all of the following issues must be addressed by the physician in a face to face visit in the p