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User Centred Approach

It’s been a while since I have written a blog, but for those of you that have been following our blogs for the last 5 years will remember when it was just...

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Why cost should not be the first thought when prescribing a wheelchair.

Over the last month or so, I have been reading and hearing from therapists that cost is often the initial factor that they think about when prescribing...

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Telling your story

Ollie

On the 7th of September was Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) awareness day. To assist in spreading awareness about DMD, our clinical team put...

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Let's EmPOWER.

With the upcoming release of our new Power Seat Function (PSF) Brochures, I thought there was no better time to reflect on my own clinical application of...

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Part 1: The fine line between a perfect script and an over script

This fine line, or the dance between scripting what is going to maximise your client’s function, mobility and positioning and what is deemed reasonable...

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Why do we refer to the prescription of a wheelchair and who is the prescriber?

The use of terminology changes, from prescribing equipment to recommending equipment had a purposeful foundation in empowering participants of NDIS to...

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Do we acknowledge medical benefits in our funding reports?

Funding systems vary around the world, in our corner of the world both Australia and New Zealand have funding systems that are very function based....

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Alternate Drive Controls

My most influential mentor once told me that the only pre-requisite for independent mobility is the motivation to move, a statement I have often...

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Clinical justification is based on sound clinical reasoning

Sound clinical justification and rationale must be articulated when prescribing assistive technology – essentially, we need to demonstrate clinical...

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Features or Specifications: Is it just semantics or is it catching some of us out?

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