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We are currently looking to hire disabled people with end user experience of medical supplies like catheters and wound care products. Part-Time possitions are available for the southern California region. Job training will be provided. If you or someone you know is a motivated individual looking to become a part of the Swift Medical Sales team, please contact us for more details. Have a great day'sincerely,Ray Pizarro…See More
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The Greatness of Physical Therapy

The following weeks after a spinal cord injury are the most important for becoming healthy again. Physical therapy is the sensible route to take, because the trained specialists know how to push you to your best ability. Spinal cord injury like mine has a mandatory therapy program. Not all injuries can be corrected, but don’t give up on therapy because it can help in many ways. The loss of my leg…See More
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The Greatness of Physical Therapy

Posted by Matthew Tilford on May 22, 2013 at 12:22pm 0 Comments

The following weeks after a spinal cord injury are the most important for becoming healthy again. Physical therapy is the sensible route to take, because the trained specialists know how to push you to your best ability. Spinal cord injury like mine has a mandatory therapy program. Not all injuries can be corrected, but don’t give up on therapy because it can help in many ways. The loss of…

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Creation of a Separate Benefit Category for Complex Rehab Technology under Medicare

Posted by Ray on May 21, 2013 at 4:12pm 3 Comments

Great news! On May 14th, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) joined in a bipartisan introduction of Senate bill S. 948, which is parallel legislation to House bill H.R. 942 introduced in March, that supports the creation of a Separate Benefit Category for Complex Rehab Technology under Medicare. If you have not already called your members of the Senate or Congress, we encourage you to still do so to ask them to sign on as a co-sponsor of Bill…

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Petition: Accessible Airlines Proposal - Improving Accessibility

Posted by Ray on May 14, 2013 at 6:05pm 0 Comments

Souce: thepetitionsite.com

This world of ours is full of barriers and limitations for individuals with disabilities; especially, those who are in power wheelchairs. But, one limitation that should not be accepted is the…

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A Letter to the Newly Injured and to Those Who Have Lost All Hope

Posted by Adam Helbling on May 1, 2013 at 8:36am 2 Comments

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Life is not over. I once was in your position and I believed that all of my hopes and dreams were crushed. That everything I worked for no longer mattered. All I could focus on was the past. I so desperately wanted the life that I used to have. How can I be happy without my body? I was very active and I would have to say goodbye to all of the physical things in my life. But I could not give up right away. I was not ready… Continue

DISABLED DEALER MAGAZINE MAY EDITION

Posted by CHRIS ROHAN on April 27, 2013 at 3:22pm 0 Comments

THE DISABLED DEALER MAGAZINE (MAY 2013) IS NOW ONLINE

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Episode 26 - Seating and Positioning with Christy Malonzo PT, ATP

Posted by Richard Bell on April 25, 2013 at 2:37pm 1 Comment

This week we tackle the subject of seating and positioning with Christy Malonzo PT, ATP, a dear friend and one of the best therapists in the world…

The State of W/C Manufacturers

Posted by Randy Haims on April 19, 2013 at 8:16pm 0 Comments

The State Of Wheelchair Manufacturers in the USA

What do durable medical companies want the consumer to know about products? When it comes to wheelchairs they don’t want us to know much! I know a little about wheelchairs, I was injured in 1980, in 1982 I was lecturing college engineering departments, in 1983 I went through an internship with Everest & Jennings R&D Department. I was asked to design a reclining seating system for a Fortress Power Base. I…

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Started by Ray in Classifieds 2 hours ago. 0 Replies

We are currently looking to hire disabled people with end user experience of medical supplies like catheters and wound care products. Part-Time possitions are available for the southern California region. Job training will be provided. If you or…Continue

Should a spouse or partner be a primary caregiver?

Started by ADH in Caregiving. Last reply by Stacey Nerud on Monday. 4 Replies

November is National Family Caregivers Month.  What are your thoughts on becoming a family caregiver?   Please share below or on …Continue

SORE ON MY HEEL

Started by Jeff Beverly in Care. Last reply by Stacey Nerud on Monday. 12 Replies

Folks, has anyone hurt their heel?  Mine is black/blue, any clue?  Has anyone had this problem?  Thanks, Jeff

I AM SELLING MY INVACARE HANDCYCLE

Started by JOE GOMEZ in Classifieds. Last reply by Karen Haas Apr 24. 2 Replies

SELLING ALMOST BRAND NEW HANDCYCLE FOR 11OO  ORIGINALLY PAID 1800 YOU CAN CALL ME AT…Continue

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BRAIN GATE/ PLEASE READ

Started by Jeff Beverly in Science, Medecine & Technology. Last reply by dana-zoe gest Apr 18. 2 Replies

Folks, a friend sent me this story, PRETTY COOL!Two people who are unable to move their limbs have been able to guide arobot…Continue

The Spinal Cord Injury Zone

Bad choices can change lives forever

In April 2007, Amanda left a prom after-party with a friend who had been drinking. On the way home, the driver crashed into a ditch. Amanda’s spinal cord was injured, and she was paralyzed from the neck down. She was hospitalized for five months and went through a grueling regimen of physical therapy each day. [...]

Paralympian turns politician

Paralympian turns politician

Michelle Stilwell one of three B.C. MLAs with a physical disability In much the way she views her wheelchair racing career – she is an athlete with a disability, not a disabled athlete – Michelle Stilwell isn’t overly interested in framing her new job as a politician by the fact she uses a chair. The [...]

United Spinal And The Buoniconti Fund Team Up To Improve Peer Support For People Living With Spinal Cord Injuries And Disorders

www.SpinalNetwork.org

NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — United Spinal Association and The Buoniconti Fund today announced their plans to create a coordinated national network of peer support groups called the “Spinal Network” that will set higher standards in assisting people living with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D). The goal of the Spinal Network is [...]

The Spinal Network

The Buoniconti Fund and National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA), intend to jointly implement a coordinated national network of local support groups called the Spinal Network. Together, the Spinal Network will establish consistent standards for local groups wishing to provide support for the people living with Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders (SCI/D), with an emphasis [...]

Cloning breakthrough by US scientists

Dr Shoukhrat Mitalipov

The possibility of using a patient’s skin to generate healthy new heart, liver or nerve cells has moved a step closer after a breakthrough by US scientists. Using the cloning technique which produced Dolly the Sheep in 1996, researchers were able for the first time to turn human skin cells into “embryonic” stem cells, which [...]
 
 
 

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