Introducing the New Adaptive Tricycle

One of our main objectives is to ensure that we offer the best technology for each and meet the needs of the user depending on their functional requirements and their environment.

We would like to introduce the new adaptive tricycle, which has been completely updated from its original structure, design and accessories. The new version isn’t just more aesthetic, but each part is created for a real need, both for the user and their attendant.

Improving the Lives of Puerto Rican Children with the MOVE Program

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - "MOVE's objective is to discover each child's dream and believe in it until it becomes reality."

MOVE is an educational program based on activities in homes, schools and the community. It combines current skills with a program of activities based on the user's interest and seeking to improve mobility skills in sitting, standing and transitions, seeking to improve health, independence, dignity, and inclusion.

How to Properly Adjust a Wheelchairs Center of Gravity

Today, seeing a power wheelchair on the streets of Latin America and the Caribbean has become more common than it was a few years ago. The world of power chairs has undergone multiple changes and improvements thanks to technology. Loh Medical provides its users with lightweight, adjustable, personalized, transportable power chairs with cutting-edge technology.

The best part of a custom wheelchair is that it fully adapts to the user in both its structure and accessories.

How to Choose the Right Stander

It is very important to keep in mind that there are many types of standers that differ by brand, function, price and more. The most important things to consider when choosing a stander are the individual needs of the person who will be using it. What type of stander will benefit them the most in their rehabilitation?

Do You Know How Wheelchair Fencing is Practiced?

Fencing is a combat sport in which the athletes must try to touch each other with a bladed weapon: a saber, an epee, or a foil. The only difference between Olympic and Paralympic fencing is the use of a wheelchair.

Wheelchair fencing was first practiced in the Paralympic Games of 1960 in Rome. Adapted fencing was developed by Ludwig Guttman at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, in England, where the British soldiers that had been injured in the Second World War were recovering.

 

Fun (and Therapy) That Lasts: Maintenance and Care of the Rifton Adaptive Tricycle

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Rifton Adaptive Tricycle. Therapy and playtime will now go hand in hand as your child works on lower extremity strengthening, balancing skills, and using visual spatial perception for steering, to name a few benefits of this piece of equipment. All of these benefits are occurring while your child is able to enjoy the outdoors, play with their peers, and create social connections. It’s a win-win situation all around, and one that should last as long as possible.

Floating Wheelchair for Sea Accessibility

Everyone to the sea! Life is beautiful! No more looking at the sea from your bedroom window!

Characteristics of Good Positioning

To talk about positioning, it’s necessary to have a clinical understanding that will allow us to support the reason for each recommendation. If you’re not a health professional, do not worry, this article is designed so that you can understand each term in the simplest way.

Good positioning applies to anyone in any health condition. Science supports that human beings have evolved over time and it is vitally important to practice the following concepts:

Characteristics and Differences of Aluminum 7020

Ultralight or rigid frame chairs are wheelchairs that make their name famous. The importance of weight in these chairs is the ratio that, the lower the weight, the less force to be made to propel itself. Usually for every 2 pounds that we add to the chair with some component, we increase the torque required to propel the chair by 2%. The weight also influences the transport capacity of the chair. If it's easier to transport, the user will be more independent.

Challenges Faced by People with Mobility Limitations

Every day, individuals with mobility limitations face a myriad of physical, emotional, and social challenges that significantly affect their ability to achieve complete independence in their daily activities. Currently, this is a situation that undeniably impacts the quality of life of those who live this reality.