74 percent of patients report a reduction in pain levels after using a heated seat cover
The B-Warm heated seat cover has been shown to improve vulnerable users’ sense of comfort, pain, and wellbeing, which health and social care professionals could…
Video: US engineers develop smart walking stick that helps with everyday tasks
Engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) in the US have developed an AI-powered walking stick that can help people with vision impairments…
Case study: Council reuses assistive equipment to help young boy with cerebral palsy
Daily life for one Doncaster family has reached new heights thanks to a local authority’s occupational therapy team optimising the use of existing equipment. Brain…
Modern stairlift collection to be displayed to professionals at Rehacare 2022
Users, healthcare professionals, and carers will have the chance to view new modern straight and curved stairlifts at this week’s Rehacare. Rehacare is the world’s…
Case study: Family memory making returns for disabled Midlander with modern powerchair
Tony Senior, 50 from Burton upon Trent, has been able to once more share outdoors experiences and holidays with his wife and daughters thanks to…
User-friendly powerchair secures runners-up prize at Naidex 2022 awards
eFOLDi’s lightweight, folding, and travel-friendly powerchair secured the runners-up prize in the ‘Best in show’ award at this year’s Naidex. Held annually, Naidex is one…
Irish council makes local beaches more accessible with new all-terrain beach wheelchairs
Mayo County Council, in the Republic of Ireland, is making local beaches more accessible to the public with the provision of four all-terrain wheelchairs and…
Ultra-light wheelchair wins coveted Red Dot Award for high design quality
Mobility device manufacturer Sunrise Medical has received the prestigious Red Dot Award for Product Design 2022 for its lightweight QUICKIE Nitrum rigid wheelchair. Launched in…
Case study: Stairclimber prescription improves quality of life for stroke patient and family
The health and wellbeing of a stroke patient, and her family, has been transformed by the prescription of a stairclimber from AAT, which was funded…
App for hearing health and personal mobility aid among six projects receiving £50k funding
The Design Age Institute has announced six Pathfinder Projects to develop commercially viable products and services that will enable individuals and communities to maintain an…