Many older adults seek human assistance because of their difficulties in doing everyday tasks. Drive walkers are technological advances that can substitute human assistance. There are 2 forms of coping for mobility limitations: human assistance and technological assistance. Human assistance refers to help receive from another person. This assistance can be from a relative, friend […]
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Many of us know only one type of walker: the standard 4-legged metal walker. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are many types of walkers. The walkers that are developed by Drive Medical – a leading distributor of durable medical equipment – can be categorized into three: standard type, 2-wheeled type […]
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Mobility assistive devices are not new to mankind. Canes and crutches go back into prehistoric times. These primitive canes and crutches were first shaped after sticks. Drive walkers today are unrecognizable from the modest sticks. Individuals who experience gait problems as a result of bilateral lower extremity weakness, those suffering from incoordination and those needing […]
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