How do you define a successful ultralightweight wheelchair? How do rolling resistance, rolling dynamics, center of mass, weight distribution, etc., impact that wheelchair's efficiency and function? In this second podcast sponsored by RGK, Josh Anderson and Jim Black — both longtime ultralightweight wheelchair riders — and Sarah Leonard, PT, DPT, ATP, discuss the manufacturer's made-to-measure custom-building process, why individualized configurations are crucial, and the many benefits of optimizing these "wheeled prosthetics."
Steve Mitchell, OTR/L, ATP, is a Clinical Specialist in Seating and Wheeled Mobility and Assistive Technology for the Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder Service...
Twenty years ago, Rick Graver, ATP, the owner of Medtech Services Inc. in Reno, Nev., wrote a Mobility Management column on providing excellent wheelchair...
In NCART's 2021 Q3 update, Executive Director Don Clayback and Associate Director Mickae Lee recap the recent Medicare policy change for Complex Rehab Technology...