Products
Review of two quad-friendly reachers
As anyone with limited manual function knows, things end up on the floor, often. Power chair user Jenny Smith tests two reaching devices, the Grip-Free Grabber and the QUADTOOLS Reacher, to see how well they help pick up items off the floor. In this case, she finds that extra expense equals extra functionality.
Pulpit
How to Know What to Say About Personal Disability Issues
Pop question: Your wheelchair breaks down on vacation and you’re lying in a hotel bed, battling a urinary tract infection. Your phone rings; it’s the person you’ve been dating for the past three months. “How’s it going?” he asks excitedly. How do you respond? Ian Ruder takes an in-depth look at the tricky question of how much disability-specific information to include when talking to non-disabled people in your life.
Comic
Please remain seated: healing of spinal cord injury
Professional Tips
Orthobiology: biological shoulder repair instead of surgery?
Many wheelchair users with shoulder problems are concerned about the long and expensive recovery process if they decide to undergo surgery. But there is another option. Bob Vogel explains how orthobiologic injections (regenerative orthopedic therapies derived from natural substances) may offer a less invasive way to promote healing and relieve pain from some types of shoulder injuries.
How to hack an all terrain skateboard
Seth McBride tried seated cross-country skiing and loved the back workout it gave him, but hated how difficult it was to do alone. Looking for a similar workout without the hassle of snow, he bolted a seated ski frame to an all-terrain skateboard. For a quad rider, it was a strenuous and fun way to be outdoors.
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