Most wheelchair accidents happen from tipping or falling, with older adults at higher risk of serious injury and caregivers prone to strain. Following safety tips can help reduce risk for both groups.

The smartphone app used data from a questionnaire and balance tests to give users an intuitive fall risk score ranging between 0 and 100, indicating low, medium, or high fall risk. A smartphone app ...

How can older adults continue moving safely when fear and uncertainty begin to limit daily activity? PETOSKEY, MI, ...

Both of us have spent much of our lives in wheelchairs. But not just any wheelchairs. Ours are equipped with power seat elevation and standing technologies individually configured to meet our needs.

Manual wheelchair use can be a workout, and core strengthening exercises can help reduce injury risk and promote good posture among wheelchair users. Research suggests that roughly 3.3 million ...

QUINCY — Mary Tieken's work continues, and her efforts are admittedly a genuine labor of love. For years, Tieken has helped coordinate a local project that collects and eventually distributes ...

Veterans who have a service-connected disability face challenges -- both seen and unseen -- that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may not be able to take care of completely. Approximately ...

Matia Mobility, a Utah company, develops standing wheelchairs for people with disabilities. The Tek RMD M1 device allows ...