Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tag: Equipment

Quadraplegic sailor in record bid

A BRITISH quadriplegic yachtsman left Spain's Canary Islands in a specially designed boat last night in a bid to become the first disabled person...

Remember to live

Parkite continues on after life-changing accident When a skiing accident left professional skier and instructor Pelle Sederholm with a spinal-cord injury, he didn't know if...

Safety Should Be the Goal for Football Players

Good coaching, right equipment can prevent serious head and neck injuries, doctors say (HealthDay News) -- Football fans and players may be excited about the...

Athletes raise money for adaptive equipment

BURLINGTON — A team of disabled athletes using hand cycles will ride in the fourth annual Kelly Brush Century Ride on Sept. 12. Team...

Climbing Mountains

K. Eric Larson and a few pals had planned a mountain climbing trip to Mount Rainier when the idea hit him: turn the trip...

Hope is a river

David Estrada lost the use of his legs, but not his will. Now, at Spaulding hospital, he and other paraplegics are learning to row, strengthening body and mind as they wait for a cure.

What I should know about Physical Therapy?

Physiotherapy, also known as physical therapy, is a health related field that strives to enable individuals who were physically injured or whose bodies have...

UAB to Host Consumer Conferences for People Spinal Cord Injury and People with Traumatic...

On Saturday, August 29, 2009, people spinal cord injury, people with brain injury, and their families are invited to UAB to hear speakers discuss...

WheelchairNet

WheelchairNet: A Wheelchair Virtual Community for consumers, families, clinicians, insurers, researchers, suppliers, and People who Care about Wheelchairs.

RERC on Wheelchair Transportation Safety

RERC on Wheelchair Transportation Safety, University of Pittsburgh. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Wheelchair Transportation Safety