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Making Your Home More Accessible - Stair Lifts
The biggest issue for people who live with either elderly, disabled or sick people in a multi-storey home can be helping these people up and down the stairs. The options include having someone employed full-time ...
How to Buy Stair Chairs, Stair Lifts and Chair Lifts
For most senior citizens and folks with special needs, a journey up the stairs would be nothing short of a strenuous trekking experience. As we age, we battle to be secure and climbing stairs on ...
What Is An Abdominal Binder?
There are many uses for an abdominal binder. Some on the most common include; hernia patients, pregnant women, post-pregnant women and lower back pain sufferers. To clarify things for the reader we will go through ...
Electric mobility scooter: stable and able
Electric Mobility Scooter can be a boon for people with restrictions. Integrating high-tech components assures safety and reliable performance for handicapped people. Shoprider scooter allows to hold
Social Security Disability & Diabetes
According to the University of California San Diego Medical Center, 21 million Americans suffer from diabetes. Most are able to lead perfectly normal lives, meaning that they do not qualify for Social Security disability benefits. However, there are specific cases for which they may receive it.
Regulations for Walkway Width for Wheelchairs
According to the University of California at San Francisco Disability Statistics Center, approximately 1.6 million Americans living outside of institutions are in wheelchairs. The Americans with Disabilities Act set standards for buildings to meet the need of disabled citizens, including...
Here Is How A Hearing Impaired Phone Can Help Grandma
If Alexander Graham Bell were alive today, he too would be fascinated with the development and innovations done to his simple telephone into the products of today such as the hearing impaired phone. These days ...
What Are the Cures for Cerebral Palsy?
The term cerebral palsy encompasses group of disorders which affect human development by causing disability in posture, movement and in balance. Though there is no cure for cerebral palsy medical research has shown that practice of certain therapies or treatments can amend patient's quality of
Things To Consider In Choosing A Heavy Duty Wheelchair
If you are planning to buy or choose a heavy duty wheelchair, there are many things for to consider and think about first. This is only making sure that you can get the best wheelchair for you or to your family member who will use the wheelchair. The weight of a heavy duty wheelchair would always be
The Pros And Cons Of Using A Shower Chair
Do you want to find out if a shower chair is worth an investment? Let us weigh the pros and cons connected to this product before this question can be answered.
Cure your Diabetes with Homeopathic Treatment
Are you suffering from Diabetes and is looking for its cure. If your answer is yes than your search ends here. There are various medications available for diabetes in the market and patients are not a
Top Ten Rated Wheelchair Batteries
You can increase the life and performance of your wheelchair batteries by adhering to the manufacturer's guidelines for care and charging. The larger the battery, the longer the wheelchair can operate. Consider your lifestyle needs to determine what battery is most suitable.Types of...
Shingles As a Social Security Disability
Shingles is a painful rash caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. It usually occurs in people over the age of 50. People that develop shingles usually need some time off work to recover. This time will probably not be covered by Social Security disability.
Medicare and Electric Wheelchairs - How You Can Benefit
For many American's, the electric wheelchair is a lifesaver. For these American's, normal wheelchairs are no good - five minutes of use will tire someone with a muscle deficiency, hills are impossible, and for those ...
Platform Lift For Disabled Local Hero
movemanSKG has supplied a platform lift for Leicestershire resident and former England U21 rugby star Matt Hampson. Matt was left quadriplegic after an accident five years ago, and uses the lift to ac
Choose Reliable Suppliers of Evacuation Chairs to Ensure Quality
Whether you have a disability or your loved one does, it's important that you feel safe and comfortable wherever you go. This said there are those companies that provide a whole variety of equipment to ensure that people who aren't mobile can enter and exit properties quickly and convenien
The Advantages Of Implantable Contact Lenses
Not too long ago, many people who may have wanted to improve their eyesight would have chose to have implantable contact lens surgery instead of the more common laser eye surgery. But, in comparing these ...
Adult Attention Deficit Disorders
If you know someone suffering from adult attention deficit disorder, then you are well aware of how much this disease affects one's professional and personal life. Although some medications such as Ritalin, Vyvanese, and Concerta have been effective in managing ADHD, doctors have been cautious
C-Leg Technology - Prosthetic Article
The following article will discuss the technology behind the C-leg. This free health information can help those who are wanting to learn more about above knee prostheses.
How to Get a Dog for the Hearing Impaired
Hearing-impaired people can seek the help of a canine to assist them with daily living. Training for dogs instructed in service-related duties begins when the dogs are young. Most training facilities take dogs younger than 2 and in excellent health. Prospective service dogs must have good temperamen