MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'wheelchair'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522107&cid=t_103830_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-map-app-for-wheelchair-users%2F2011.02.25 Getting around a city can be hard when you’re in a wheelchair because some places simply aren’t designed for wheels. Wheelmap is an iPhone app for wheelchair users which tells you about the accessibility of nearby restaurants, cafes, clubs, museums, and other locations. Locations are color-coded on a map to show how accessible they are. The current location, but also any place around the world, can be viewed. Maps are based on OpenStreetMap data, and accessibility data about locations can be modified and sent back to the servers by users from within the app. There is also a corresponding website showing the same information online. As with any other crowd-sourced initiative, success depends on the number of contributors, but we have good hopes for this one to succeed. Because ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522107 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:00:31 +0100 4522107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4025619&cid=t_103830_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwheelchair-control-via-iphone%2F2010.10.02 Dynamic Controls out of Christchurch, New Zealand, has developed a system by which wheelchair users can control their iPhone using the chair’s own joystick. Additionally, the iPhone can display important information about the wheelchair, such as the battery charge state, speed, seat adjustment, and heading direction. All this is communicated via Bluetooth between the iPhone and the wheelchair. The new version of the iPortal system will be unveiled at Rehacare 2010 in Dusseldorf, Germany, next month. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4025619 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:00:18 +0100 4025619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721937&cid=t_103830_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fdisney-day-4%2F Wednesday, June 23, 2010: On our fourth day at the Park we stayed mostly in Disneyland and were able to go on most of the “kiddie” rides (Peter Pan, Snow White, Pinocchio, etc.). We also rode on some of the rides I had missed due to my early exit the day before. We also tried going on Monsters Continue reading Disney: Day 4 (Source: Cancer, life, and me) Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721937 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:00:26 +0100 3721937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718656&cid=t_103830_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fdisney-day-3%2F Tuesday, June 22, 2010: On the morning of our 3rd day, the kids woke up and went swimming at the hotel pool. I appreciated the extra moments of silence and slept a little longer. When they came back and dried up, we went to have a meal at a local Chinese buffet that Kristen/Gary recommended. Normally, buffets are Continue reading Disney: Day 3 (Source: Cancer, life, and me) Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718656 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:00:32 +0100 3718656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714410&cid=t_103830_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fdisney-day-2%2F Monday, June 21, 2010: Woke up this morning coughing, but in a good way. The stuff in my lungs had been breaking up in my sleep, and into the morning. I could breathe easier. I also woke up hungry, so I ate a sandwich I never got around to yesterday. When we got to Disneyland, I told the Continue reading Disney: Day 2 (Source: Cancer, life, and me) Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714410 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:00:34 +0100 3714410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142706&cid=t_103830_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fa-new-year-and-a-new-outlook-on-life-with-ms%2F A very happy New Year to all! We are finishing up our trip at a most fabulous 16th century castle (with free Internet), so I thought I’d jot a few thoughts before we make our way back to Dublin and onward to Seattle. This year, with the help of a bunch of Irish youngsters, I’ve decided to experience the joys of life…even if it’s a life with multiple sclerosis. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to lodge at this castle on a number of occasions and every time, I am taken by its beauty and grandeur.  I walk the grounds (study Hazelwood at my side) and see the game kept on the grounds, the statuary and the old, old beauty.  Every time, I enjoy it as I did the first time. This, however, is the holidays and thus in Ireland the wedding season.  We arrived in the middle of many weddin... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142706 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:44:56 +0100 3142706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115261&cid=t_103830_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fmy-favorite-most-impossible-fantasy%2F There have been two main recurring dreams in my life. I’ve written about my darkest recurring dream. But there’s also been a parallel fantasy, one created out of pure want and joy. This one was also born in a hospital, soon after I realized I couldn’t move my legs after the first surgery (again, I was 7). It’s a dream I absolutely adore. I’ve had it more than a few times throughout my life. It goes something like this: I’m standing in the middle of a vast, green field. Bright and green grass in every direction, as far as I can see. Up above, a deep blue sky and bright white clouds. In the horizon, there is a giant golden sun. I’m able to look at it without squinting. I am barefoot. I look down and see wet blades of grass between my toes. I smile, p... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115261 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:37:41 +0100 3115261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2881319&cid=t_103830_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fbad-news-good-news%2F Bad news: Went in for my 3rd set of trigger point injections (read part 1 & part 2 & part 3) this past Tuesday. During the initial examination, was told by doctors (there were 2 of them) that the tissue around my shoulder blade (where the pain is REALLY bad) does not react like a trigger point. As one doc put it, “You’ve got a good, old-fashioned mechanical problem. The padding between bone, muscle and skin is very thin.” Essentially, it looks like the pain is caused from the wear and tear of my bone hitting the muscle, which then hits the skin. In my case, the muscle is weak and in constant strain (per the kyphosis) and I’m underweight, so there’s no soft tissue between muscle and skin. Therefore any surface my back touches only adds pressure and more... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2881319 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:15:52 +0100 2881319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859117&cid=t_103830_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fdeath-of-a-dream%2F Surgery #1 was 1987. Once I recovered from the drug-induced haze and made my way out of the physical therapy labs (around 7-8 years old), I had seen far too many medical staff. Yet, since they were all around me and concerned about me, naturally it made me curious about them. It was simply fascinating. Overwhelming, but fascinating for a kid brain. Example thought process as a kid in a hospital: Who’s that lady? Why’s she got a mask on her head? Stetho-what? Heh, look at the dumb clown print on that guy’s shirt! How come so many of them have silly shirts? What are those cards hanging from everyone’s neck? What is that giant piece of metal? Is this a dungeon? Whoa I’m on a moving bed. Why don’t they use any orange or yellow lights around here? Everything ... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859117 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:25:08 +0100 2859117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859124&cid=t_103830_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F07%2Frecess-and-sports%2F There were many recesses and lunches where I sat in envy. ESPECIALLY during the times I rode around in a wheelchair. I’d watch the girls playing tag, their legs zigging and zagging flawlessly.  I’d want their gracefulness. I’d watch the boys on the basketball court. They’d make high jumps, their hips would pivot as they tried to avoid losing the bouncing ball. I’d want that athleticism. Thankfully, I had my own set of nerdy friends who’d sit with me on the benches. But as I laughed and joked with them, I craved and craved to play with those other kids. Their physicality just looked so FUN. They bursted with life out there on the school yard. Recess and lunch: Wonderful for the laughs I got from my buddies. Excruciating to see over and over the physical ... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859124 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:41:34 +0100 2859124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398661&cid=t_103830_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F05%2Fthe-week-that-was%2F Why wouldn’t you want to be an emergency medicine doc? That week just gone saw the first ‘case’ of ’swine flu’ in Australia, with the ED continuing to see steady streams of suspected ’swine flu’ victims, with many of the scenarios  nearly as ridiculous as a patient coughing after shaking hands with their sister’s new boyfriend [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398661 Sun, 10 May 2009 11:25:52 +0100 2398661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1649036&cid=t_103830_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D3674 Peter Tan has a great pictorial post which shows the plight our wheelchair bound brethren face when they try to deal with public transport in this wonderful nation of ours. How much of the petrol subsidy which has been removed will go to improving the deplorable state of public transport in this country? a Journey…interrupted (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649036 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1649036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531885&cid=t_103830_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2F30-days-in-wheelchair-on-hulucom.html Caregivers can understand the perspective of those who spend life in a wheelchair by watching "30 Days in a Wheelchair" on Hulu.com. NFL player Ray Crockett spends 30 days in a wheelchair, experiencing the adaptations needed for daily living. As he gets ready to start on the first day he is advised that he'll learn to have an appreciatiion for the frustration that is felt when someone spends so much time "looking at everyone's belt buckle" and he'll find that often people won't make eye contact because they are uncomfortable. The program focuses on spinal cord injuries but the insights about life using a wheelchair will apply for others as well.Ray starts at the Baylor Rehabilitation Institute. He is advised that people will choose to make eye contact with his wife if she is standing nearb... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531885 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:09:00 +0100 1531885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1332796&cid=t_103830_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fupdate-on-my-accident-currently-i-am.html Readers know that about 6 weeks ago I was involved in an accident, and I have the left leg in a velcro cast and the right leg in braces. Thank you for asking about me, and I'll provide a short update today. It appears that the acl (ligament) in the left leg has a stage 3 (most severe) tear, the left leg meniscus (cartilage) is torn on the outside and inside of the knee, and degenerative arthritis was exacerbated by the accident. The right knee, which had surgery 35 years ago for ligaments, cartilage, etc. and has a metal screw in it, had severe arthritis related to the old knee surgery. The arthritis in the right knee was also exacerbated by the accident and that knee will need a total knee replacement due to this, as now it is "bone on bone." I am 55 years old, usually very active in spor... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1332796 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:15:00 +0100 1332796 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1325545&cid=t_103830_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fshopping-for-wheelchair-is-little-like.html At Wheelchair Diffusion Blog you can get advice about trends, styles and recommendations. The styles range from sport wheelchairs, for activities like racing or basketball, to the new all terrain wheelchairs, or to everyday use wheelchairs. Styles include choices from customized super lightweight titanium, such as the Trilite, to heavier chairs, that still might only weight 30 pounds or less. Getting the wheelchair in and out of the car can be done by a variety of manual techniques (in which case a lighter one is better), or by using a wheelchair lift. At youtube.com if you search for "wheelchairs,""wheelchair lifting" and "wheelchair lift to vehicle" you can get some ideas that will help from the videos. Wheelchairs come with variations including some of these choices.1. Weight can be ul... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1325545 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:56:00 +0100 1325545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=482090&cid=t_103830_87_f&fid=34969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FUnboundedMedicine%2F%7E3%2F80919889%2F An aquatic wheelchair that helps people in rehabilitation process (i.e. amputations) was created by students of the National Polytechnical Institute, Berenice Nieto Ávila and Miguel Ángel Herrera Ruiz. This amphibious technology allows physiotherapists to do their job in a better environment and with less risk. It offers comfort, security and efficiency for the patients. The structure of this device was made of nickel, floaters of polystyrene covered with fabric nylon and a mechanism that allow the necessary movements so that the patient can enter the bathtubs or pools, with no need of aid. “With this chair the patient can move by himself without fear to sink or to hurt himsellf”, Miguel Ángel Herrera emphasized. The approximated weight of the chair within the water is of 15 kil... Unbounded Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=482090 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:41:12 +0100 482090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487011&cid=t_103830_133_f&fid=35082&url=http%3A%2F%2F29marbles.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F06%2Fnew-accessible-gadgets_23.html This post doesn't really have anything to do with autism, but the emphasis on making these gadgets accessible to those in wheel-chairs caught my eye. Both of these are from the Wired magazine Gear Factor page today.Wheelchair accessible gym machine: Designer Ryan Eder has designed the Freemotion Access, a strength-training machine not too unlike those at most public gyms, but with modifications that make it accessible to wheelchair-bound and able-bodies patrons, letting everyone get a workout.Car for disabled drivers: The electric mini-car, designed in Hungary, has no front seat; a hatchback opens, allowing the driver to roll his/her wheelchair into driving position. The car is controlled by joystick but tops out at around 25 mph....tagged as: Gadgets, Wheelchair (c) by Brett Miller 2005-... 29 Marbles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487011 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:27:00 +0100 487011