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7 Tips on How to Choose the Right wheelchair

Wheelchairs turn out to be a great aid for someone with mobility issues or disabilities. Since the elderly are more prone to a mobility issue, it can give them the freedom to commute from one place to another. Also, they can use them to supply their hobbies and play sports. A wheelchair can also serve as a tool to carry small activities in the house and outdoors, conveniently. However, picking a wheelchair for yourself and your loved one might not be a simple process. Matching one’s need with the endless options available, it can be a daunting task, and more so confusing. (more…)

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By Guest PostDecember 21, 2011Generalbones, canada, championships, commercial airline, curmudgeon, death sentence, disease, electric wheelchair hockey, inactivity, Mantra, michigan state university, mitch albom, mo gerhardt, motivational speaker, negativity, pelvis, positive attitude, positive energy, symptoms of muscular dystrophy, vocabulary, wheelchair

EAST LANSING, Mich. — To help keep the symptoms of muscular dystrophy at bay, doctors say patients should maintain a positive attitude and be as active as possible; complete inactivity can make the disease worse. Lucky for Mo Gerhardt, negativity and inactivity aren’t in his vocabulary.

Gerhardt, who exudes positive energy, is an academic adviser at Michigan State University, color commentator for the MSU women’s basketball team, motivational speaker, a multiple medal winner in international powerhockey (electric wheelchair hockey) and author of the new book, “Perspective from an Electric Chair.” (more…)

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7 Tips on How to Choose the Right wheelchair

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