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United Spinal Association

Link to make a donation and receive the beuatiful Living From The Heart Calendar
Link to wheelchair safety gear on sale at United Spinal online store.
Wheelchair and scooter parts. Discount for site visitors. Link to inquiry form.

Stuart Schlossman of MS Views & News- An MS Warrior

For those of you not familiar with MS Views and News, it’s the brainchild of MS evangelist Stuart Schlossman and is his very effective way of bringing the Multiple Sclerosis community together.

From The Self Healing Coach:
“He was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in December 1998, and after making it through a post-diagnosis depression, he felt he [...]

February 16th, 2010 | Category: General | One comment

How A Wheelchair Can Go Wrong

How a wheelchair can go wrong. A wrong wheelchair or an inappropriate wheelchair is often not just luck of the draw. Wrong wheelchairs can be made to happen or can be forced to [...]

February 11th, 2010 | Category: General, Praise and Scorn, Techguide Newsticker | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)

Wheelchair Users Can Benefit From Standing

It doesn’t end! The old debate of “is standing beneficial” for people with paralysis and spinal cord injuries. These debates invariably lead to discussions on the benefits of standers, or sit to stand technology, standing frames, et al.

I have been around assistive technology for, hell, I hate to admit, over thirty years. The debate [...]

February 7th, 2010 | Category: General, Self Help | Comments are closed

Kit For Adding A Gas Powered Engine To Your Manual Wheelchair

A commercially made kit that will adapt a gas powered engine to a manual [...]

January 25th, 2010 | Category: General, New On The Scene, Power Wheelchairs, Techguide Newsticker | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Students Can Win 1000 Dollars In Health Policy Essay Contest

KaiserEDU.org announces its Fourth Annual Student Essay Contest. Submit an original essay on the topic below for a chance to win $1,000. Deadline for submission is March 8, 2010.

ESSAY TOPIC
It is January 2015. What do you see as the major health policy challenges still facing the United States? Please identify the top two priorities and [...]

January 25th, 2010 | Category: General | Comments are closed

How Reliable Is Your Wheelchair?

How reliable is your wheelchair? A recent study may give you some [...]

January 25th, 2010 | Category: General, Praise and Scorn, Techguide Newsticker | Comments are closed

A Father’s Powered Wheelchair Lament

Can things go wrong with a new wheelchair? Will things go wrong with a new wheelchair? Is it bad luck or state of the industry?

A father laments the condition of a brand new powered wheelchair ordered for his daughter. Here are some out-takes. You can read the entire post at
http://www.disableddaughter.com/?p=1309

I only have multiple engineering degrees [...]

December 26th, 2009 | Category: General | One comment - (Comments are closed)

What's Down The Road For Health Care

for health care reform now that the Senate gangbang is [...]

December 24th, 2009 | Category: General, Techguide Newsticker | Comments are closed

All I Want For Christmas

What are the odds of Santa leaving one of these under the tree for me?

Really, I’ve been good this year. Well, I’ve been kinda good. Still, I feel that I have earned this little yellow trinket.

This would be a Christmas [...]

December 13th, 2009 | Category: General | Comments are closed

One Click Earns One Dollar For United Spinal Association

Don’t be a Scrooge! Help us raise $3,000.00 for the United Spinal Association.

This holiday season, Altimate Medical is making a donation to the United Spinal Association in lieu of a Christmas Card, but we need your help.

With each unique click, Altimate Medical will donate $1.00, until we reach our goal of $3,000.00.

On December 31st, [...]

December 7th, 2009 | Category: General | Comments are closed
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