Wheelchair Nerds
Welcome to Wheelchairs Nerds – a podcast to connect and inform people who utilize, prescribe, and provide seating and wheeled mobility equipment.
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Listen to the latest episode of Wheelchair Nerds as we explore the exciting world of adaptive costume creation for Halloween and beyond! Tune in as we chat with Matt Lowell, MPT from Shriners Children's' Salt Lake City, and Lon Davis, the visionary founder of Walkin' & Rollin' Costumes.
Join us for episode 13 of Wheelchair Nerds as we delve into the topic of maneuvering through school with a wheelchair. We have the pleasure of being joined by Tiffany and her daughter Sophia, as well as Sophia's physical therapist, Erin Baker from Nemours Children's Hospital in Florida. Together, we will explore Sophia's journey, tracing her path from pre-K all the way to her starting high school this fall.
In the first of our series highlighting travel, we dive into all things accessible travel with Kristy Durso, the owner of Incredible Memories Travel. Kristy brings her expertise and passion for travel to this conversation. We talk tips for traveling and highlight some must visit places in the US and abroad and experiences, including Incredible Memories 2024 Getaway.
Get some insight on clinical research, as we talk white papers in general and deep dive into the updated Standing White Paper from Permobil. Highlights include new additions to the white paper, survey results from a wide variety of power wheelchair end users, and what motion sensor graphics can tell us about body position before and after the standing sequence.
Get inspired by Danielle's story! She's a young woman with CP who advocates for herself and her clients. Discover how she fought to get her power wheelchair with standing and see how this technology helps her unwind after a long day as a social worker, giving her the independence she needs to live life to the fullest.
Check out the very special bonus episode of Wheelchair Nerds featuring some Permobil team members who were at ISS, giving you an exclusive look at what was happening in the Permobil booth. And that's not all - our team members also tease a few new Permobil products that we're excited to share with you.
As we come to the end of our series on ISS, we had the pleasure of conversing with three clinical educators hailing from Permobil Asia-Pacific on their exceptional ISS 2023 experience. In this discussion, they share with us the latest products they're excited about, the speakers and presentations that stood out and much more.
Listen to our latest episode as we discuss ISO standards and testing for wheelchair seating. We also speak about distilling a large amount of data and research on cushions into a format that everyone can understand.
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