News tagged with stair climbing wheelchair
Questions from end of stair-climbing wheelchair
(AP) -- The nation's first stair-climbing wheelchair hit the market with a bang but disappeared with a whimper, a casualty of price that raises a big question: How much will society agree to pay for high-tech ...
May 25, 2009 |
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Israeli device lets paralyzed people stand, walk
When Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer was paralyzed in a car crash in 1997, he went on a quest to help other victims walk again.
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Some kids with spinal cord injury may be overlooked for walking rehabilitation
The traditional way to predict whether children can regain movement after spinal cord injuries may exclude a small subset of patients who could benefit from therapy, according to two studies presented by University of Florida ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 15, 2010 |
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International effort to improve muscular dystrophy treatment
A large international study aimed at improving the care of muscular dystrophy patients worldwide is being launched by physicians, physical therapists, and researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 03, 2010 |
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N.Zealand inventors unveil bionic legs for paraplegics (w/ Video)
Two New Zealand inventors have produced what they claim are the world's first robotic legs to help paraplegics walk again.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Exercise improves walking in peripheral arterial disease patients
Charles Meadows measured his life in footsteps. How far to walk to reach the milk in the grocery store? Could he make it to the dairy case before cramps knifed through his left leg, immobilizing him and leaving him breathless ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Value user over technology, new book says
Brilliant technological innovation is good, but only as good as the market. New technologies fail financially when they fail to take into account how users will react to them.
Jun 13, 2006 |
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