




Mobility aids are devices which increase independent mobility for the elderly and anyone with limited mobility; with lift chairs the user has the luxury of being lifted by the chair at the mere touch of a button. If you’re constantly on the go then sitting in a chair all day in front of the tv may sound like a luxury but if you’re restricted to the chair because of mobility issues it can feel like a prison. For those people a wide variety of lift chairs are available, from the basic to luxury lift chairs which include heat, massage, and more.
If you’ve ever had to walk with crutches you know the upper body strength required to use these walking aids; when first using crutches many people get fatigued quickly because they’re using muscles which aren’t often taxed. For people who don’t have a lot of upper body strength knee or balance issues walkers are a great alternative to crutches or other rolling walkers.
Spring is here, and if you’re like me watching all the plants bloom makes you want to do some gardening. Whether you are a novice planter or master gardener, you’re about to learn a secret to improving your entire garden and gardening experience: buy and use a garden hose reel. Yes, a hose reel sounds like an extra garden centers put out as a potential impulse buy, but the hose reel really will improve your gardening.
Ever feel like you’ve “lost” your patience at the end of a long day? A biological process called ergotropic tuning changes the way the nerves in your body respond to stress. It causes your nerves to respond faster and more strongly to stress, making you feel stressed more easily, more quickly, and more intensely. Researchers discovered breathing regulates another biological system which reverses ergotropic tuning, and that research has led to revolutionary biofeedback devices which help you retrain your brain for long term stress relief that is easy-to-use, convenient, incredibly successful, and affordable!
Aquatic therapy isn’t a recent therapy having been used by Roman soldiers more than 2,000 years ago, but pool therapy jumped in popularity when celebrity Christopher Reeve did much of his rehab in water; it was actually in a therapy pool that Reeve was able to make some of his only limb movements. Water therapy helps people with mobility issues and injuries regain their strength and movement via water buoyancy and resistance. Just entering the therapy pool can be a challenge so there are pool handicap access solutions such as the AquaTrek product line to provide dignity and assistance for disabled and others with limited mobility issues.