Specialized Sports Chairs and the People Who Use Them
Bob Vogel suits up and hits the courts to find out what chairs athletes are using, why they chose their wheels and what they do to maximize their performance.
March 2020
Using a Bone Growth Stimulator is a Non-Invasive Method to Aid Fracture Healing
What is a PEMF bone growth stimulator? How does it work? Have you heard of other people with SCI using one to heal fractures?
January 2020
Entering the Adapted Hobby Zone
Find out how three hobbyists with very different interests adapted their passions.
December 2019
Possible Side Effects of Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury
I’ve developed numbness and tingling in my fingers that gets worse after pushing up hills. Tests say it may be cervical spinal stenosis. What are the options to treat it?
November 2019
Mobility Products Roundup
Chairs, seats, wheels — see what’s new, cool and on the market.
October 2019
Rehab After Shoulder Surgery
The long road to recovery for four people who underwent surgery to repair their rotator cuffs.
The Experience of Falconry
Who needs an aerie when you’ve got a wheelchair?
September 2019
Strategies to Avoid Pressure Sores
Researchers’ knowledge of how pressure sores — now often referred to as “pressure injuries”— continues to evolve.
July 2019
The iBot is Back. Is the Second Time the Charm?
Twenty years after Dean Kamen revealed his stair-climbing wonder chair, the iBOT is poised to take center stage again with a new and improved model. Bob Vogel tested the new model and talked with the team members behind it to see that they learned from the original’s struggles and how they are working to make iBOT 2.0 a success.
June 2019
Popular UTI Antibiotics and Tendon Rupture
Q. I’ve managed symptomatic UTIs with Cipro and Levaquin. I’ve noticed a lot of buzz that suggests these antibiotics can cause tendon problems ...
