Side Stepping and Suspended Walking Using a Gait Trainer Enhances Walking Ability Willow is working hard on her hip muscle strength in therapy sessions, at home, and at school, but can find it challenging. In therapy sessions, she works with her physical therapist on activities such as side-stepping in the parallel bars but needs hands-on guidance to achieve the correct movement. Her physical therapist thought using the side-stepping feature of the Leckey MyWay+ would enable Willow to work on her muscle strength independently while being properly supported by the chest harness. 2023-10-10 Keep Reading
Reflecting on the Changing Standard of Care for Children with SMA I recently started to think about how the standard care of children with neuromuscular conditions, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in particular, has changed in such a short space of time. 2023-10-09 Keep Reading
Choosing the Right Power Wheelchair for Travel Traveling always calls for some planning. With a power wheelchair, the number of factors to consider increases exponentially. Not only is it a different climate and environment, you could be traveling by car, train, or plane! Power wheelchairs support clients to do the things they want to do. This is just as important when traveling to maximize independence away from home. 2023-09-21 Keep Reading
Power Wheelchair Suspension What comes to mind when you think about a power wheelchair's performance? Speed, electronics, turning radius, battery life, positioning components, and power seat functions may be considered, and all of those functions are great. However, the wheelchair may not perform as intended if the suspension is not considered. But what is suspension? 2023-09-19 Keep Reading
Building Consensus in Wheelchair and Assistive Technology Provision It was encouraging to see an entire session devoted to the skill of consensus building at this year's International Seating Symposium conference in Pittsburgh. Michelle Lange and Filipe Correia identified key barriers to building consensus and proposed ideas to support better collaboration. 2023-08-07 Keep Reading
