Every trip starts with the same fork in the road: piece the vacation together yourself, or hand the whole thing to an all-inclusive resort. For most travelers, that’s a question…
Adjusting to life in a wheelchair changes your relationship with your own body, and that adjustment takes real time. Muscles you never gave much thought to matter a great deal…
When it comes to independent living, the bathroom setup is probably the most important room of the house for wheelchair accessibility. But it’s also something that most people aren’t planning…
Air travel is the part of a trip most wheelchair users worry about, and the worry is earned. U.S. airlines mishandled more than 11,000 wheelchairs and scooters in 2023, according…
When my youngest son was in the NICU after being born prematurely, my husband’s family flew from Florida to cold and snowy Pennsylvania to meet him. When his paternal aunt…
Skin is the largest organ in the body, and the one most often overlooked in preventative care. But for health care workers and wheelers alike, few things raise alarm faster…
Medical equipment accumulates in a way almost nothing else does. A walker from a hip replacement, a shower chair somebody used for three months, a hospital bed that came home…
Exercise doesn’t stop mattering once standing becomes difficult. In fact, wheelchair exercises for seniors can improve strength, circulation, flexibility, and mood without ever leaving the chair. The Centers for Disease…
As a wheelchair user for over 20 years and the daughter of a nurse, pressure sores are like the Jason Vorhees of my care plan. There’s good reason for it….
Falls in older adults are often incorrectly dismissed as mere clumsiness, but this is a serious matter that can result in injury and accidental death. Losing your balance isn’t a…