As per the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) code, vertical wheelchair lifts are intended for people who use wheelchairs and people with restricted mobility. A vertical wheelchair lift may be referred to as platform lift or wheelchair lift.

Today, you can overcome physical barriers using vertical wheelchair lifts, available in an extensive range, suitable for both residential and commercial use. You can choose vertical wheelchair lifts from different models including...

Are you tired of having to deal with rotator cuff pain?  This is a terrible kind of pain, not only because of the pain itself, but also because it prevents you to do things you did everyday like for example lifting things or reaching for things on high places. Finding relief is the best thing you can do now if you want things to go back to normal.

The pain you feel is a symptom that there is a problem, most likely a rotator cuff tear.  This type of injury is very...

Autism - Learning Styles and Life/Educational Skills Attainment

When ascertaining what may be the best ways to help your child with autism to learn various educational, social, behavioural and emotional (etc.) skills; gaining accurate knowledge of what may be your child’s learning style will greatly enhance and promote a higher success or achievement in your child’s learning of such skills.

Understanding their particular learning style/s is imperative too...

Dyslexia is a learning disability manifested in written and spoken words.  Some symptoms that dyslexics have are difficulties in reading, spelling, distinguishing left from right, following instructions and difficulties in sequence and numbers. Today, schools are performing dyslexia screening for children to make sure that they will be given the right teaching approach. But years ago when this learning disability was not yet acknowledged, dyslexics do not know about their condition...

Most people who have the symptoms of dyslexia are diagnosed earlier in life, but there are other people who grew up as adults and do not know that their learning disability is brought by dyslexia. They hide their learning disability and suffer the disabling effects of dyslexia through adulthood making their lives miserable. That is why testing for dyslexia in adults is necessary to understand your disability and for you to seek the necessary treatment.

The level of severity...

Savaria Concord is a trusted manufacturer of high quality accessibility products in the US. Savaria Concord supplies quality Telecab Elevators as useful practical solutions for mobility impaired individuals. The installation of these elevators in a residential environment ensures considerable independence and comfort for those in need of this accessibility equipment, and at the same time increases the value of your homes.

Savaria Concord Telecab Elevators are safe, durable...

When immobility is a part of life, mobility remains an option with the use of power wheelchairs and scooters. Just because illness or injury has left the body unable to maintain mobility does not mean that movement needs to be restricted. Power wheelchairs and scooters are there to bring movement back where motion has ceased.

There are three products available for a person with decreased mobility - power wheelchairs, scooters and traditional wheelchairs. Each provides a different...

Parkinson's disease (PD) belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders, which are the result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. The four primary symptoms of PD are tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face; rigidity, or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; bradykinesia, or slowness of movement; and postural instability, or impaired balance and coordination. As a result, the patients may have difficulty in walking, talking, or completing other...

Access ramps for wheelchairs and scooters

A suitcase ramp is an innovation in mobility for users of wheelchairs, power chairs and mobility scooters. Although the concept of using access ramps is a familiar one, it is not always convenient and practical to transport a bulky ramp around with you. After all, ramps are usually a metre and a half to two metres wide and made of metal – you can’t just slip them under one arm as you move through a shopping area.

Living with neuropathy is not the easiest thing in the world. Especially if you had any kind of active life before the neuropathy took effect and changed everything. In my particular case I wasn't all that active in the first place. I spent most of my time sitting in front of the computer staring at a screen using the keyboard. So when my feet started tingling or my legs grew numb, I just thought I was sitting in my chair wrong and I cut off the blood flow and my legs or feet were going...