power wheelchair

  1. R

    Use it or lose it?

    Sorry I stole that from someone else's post but I couldn't think of a better description of what I wanted to ask. I was diagnosed in January 2014. I quit working in July. Once I quit working, I start spending more more time at home either sitting in the chair or laying down in bed using my iPad...
  2. R

    equipment

    My wife was diagnosed with ALS 2 years ago. It has been rather slow in progressing. She was using power scooters and going to move to a power wheelchair. We just got a hospital bed and are considering a Hoyer lift. Does anyone have any advice? We always seem to be behind the curve. She is...
  3. gooseberry

    so much equipment

    Initially it didn't seem like much, a bipap here, a peg tube there. Today a physical therapist did a home eval and based on what he saw recommended ramps, hospital bed, new flooring, new manual and power wheelchair, lift for van, new trilogy and cough assist machine, commode chairs, shower...
  4. L

    Power Wheelchair Control

    Hi All, My name is Lucas and i am from Argentina. I am usual reader of the forum but not quite so participant because of my poor english mainly. I have one question. Currently my wife has a manual wheelchair, but she can`t move her arms and we are now getting a power wheelchair. Our doubt is...
  5. T

    Zero Balance?

    Hi all! I went through some older threads looking for comments about balance (or lack there of) issues. It appeared most balance problems were more minor than mine and most were ALS related. As of yet, I've been diagnosed with PLS. However, I have lost my balance COMPLETELY. I mean I have...
  6. jellis86

    Trip to ER

    I had my first trip to the ER due to ALS. I slept in my power chair at my computer Sunday night, December 21....this might sound strange, but I became trapped in my Power Wheelchair. My left arm slid off the arm of the chair. Since that arm is so weak I couldn't pull it back up. So I shifted...
  7. R

    WEGO speech-generating device with EyeTech TM4 Camera and The Grid 2

    EyeTech TM4 Camera and The Grid 2 Is currently connected to an ACER Icona Tablet (W500 Series). Looking to get $3000.00. This was received through Talk To Me Technologies. Sadly my mother was never able to use this before she passed from ALS about 2 years ago, because her eyesight began to...
  8. N

    Never used new Q6 Edge electric wheelchair

    Electric wheelchair, QUANTUM Q6 EDGE Quantum Rehab Q6 Edge Power Wheelchair (model in Silver) See it in action, "Life Beyond Limits" Q6 Edge featuring Bryan Anderson (HD) - YouTube (mine come with much better chair and extras) Spec and details Quantum Q6 Edge | Quantum Rehab - The Rehab...
  9. M

    Used ALS Equipment for Sale, Dynavox DynaWrite, Tobii and Perimobile C300 Wheelchair

    2012 Perimobile C300 Power Wheelchair with Corpus 3G Seat System. State of the art technology and fully loaded. Multiple speeds, you can raise and lower the seat, recline, change the leg rest angles, adjust arm rest angles, etc. It was used for less than a year. Paid over $40k for it, asking...
  10. D

    Power Wheelchair

    So the cervical fusion last week made no impact on my husband's neurological issues. It did however, enable him to be transferred to an inpatient rehab facility. He is on the "ALS" therapist team. They admitted that they have not ever had anyone with PLS before, so they have been doing their...
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