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Auxiliary devices: developed for the needs of their users

Dear Sir or Madam,

In developing assistive devices it's all about making life easier for people with disabilities. To do this, it is especially important to know their problems in everyday life and their needs. For example, the fact that wheelchair users have the problem of overheating, especially in summer, was a condition that Corien Staels could not believe. So in our "We asked..." interview the founder and CEO of WheelAir explained how the temperature control system works.

And the ribcaps distributed by Glomarket bvba are also adapted to the needs of their users. How exactly, Nico De Wilde tells in our interview in our section Top Topics from REHACARE 2019.

Have a safe and accessible week,

Anne Hofmann
Editorial team REHACARE.com

Graphic: 23 - 26 September 2020, REHACARE International Trade Fair for Rehabilitation and Care, Düsseldorf, Germany

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	We asked...
	News from the field of Research & Health
	Top topics of REHACARE 2019
	News from the field of Women & Kids
	Topic of the Month
	News from the field of Research & Health
	How we roll

WheelAir: No more overheating for wheelchair users

We asked ...

Overheating is a serious issue for people who use a wheelchair. Ice packs and water sprays used to help many of them in order to keep cool. But Corien Staels, Founder & Managing Director of WheelAir, wanted to find a technological solution for the problem of overheating. Since then the WheelAir concept is about to change lives.

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Research & Health

Designing better nursing care with robots

Robots are becoming an increasingly important part of human care, according to researchers based in Japan. To help improve the safety and efficacy of robotic care, the scientists have developed a control method that could help robots better replicate human movement when lifting and moving a patient.

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Research & Health

Aphasia: 'Reading' is easier than 'running'

Neurolinguists from HSE University have confirmed experimentally that for people with aphasia, it is easier to retrieve verbs describing situations with several participants (such as 'someone is doing something'), although such verbs give rise to more grammar difficulties.

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Ribcaps: Protective headgear made fashionable

Autism study finds later diagnoses for girls

A new study analyzing the first 1,000 participants in the Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment (RI-CART) identifies key trends in the presentation and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

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Women & Kids

Siblings of children with intellectual disabilities score high on empathy

The sibling relationship is the longest most people will enjoy in their lifetimes and is central to the everyday lives of children. A new Tel Aviv University and University of Haifa study finds that relationships between children and their siblings with intellectual disabilities are more positive than those between typically developing siblings.

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Women & Kids

The impact of cars designed for kids with mobility issues

For the first month and a half after receiving a modified toy car designed for children with disabilities, the kids and their families seemed motivated to use driving as a means of exploration and socialization. What is needed to continue using the car after that time was researched by Sam Logan, a kinesiologist at Oregon State University.

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Smart and accessible living

Topic of the Month

Whether it is sensor systems for fall detection or stand assist beds – technology-based assistance systems provide safety and create independence in your own home. The residential living and learning laboratory of the Kempten University of Applied Sciences – the AAL Living Lab – carefully studies and even designs new systems like these.

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Research & Health

More autonomy at work reduces the risk of low back pain

A team of psychologists from Technische Universität Dresden has carried out a meta-analysis to identify psychosocial work factors that pose a risk for the development of chronic low back pain (CLBP). Their study clearly indicates that not only physical but also psychological and social factors exert considerable influence on the development of the disease.

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Research & Health

Neuropathy: early prevention of neuropathic pain

An unpleasant tingling in the hands and feet, numbness, furry and burning sensations – these symptoms may indicate a neuropathy, a disease of the nervous system. If the pain persists for several months, it is referred to as chronic pain. Researchers have found a way to prevent the development of neuropathic pain early on.

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Björn Schnake – That's how he rolls

How we roll

Photo: Björn Schnake; Copyright: private

Björn Schnake is an incredibly talented table tennis player. Last year he played his way from zero to place eleven in the world ranking list in class seven of the standing athletes. His big dream is to participate at Tokyo 2020, but why he needs financial support and how he rolls when he is not playing, he tells us at REHACARE.com.

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