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Posts Tagged ‘wheelchair’

Holiday Travel for the Home Health Iowan

Posted on: November 8th, 2012 by HammerMedBlogger

With the hustle and bustle of the holidays nearing, have you planned your travel?  Lately, our patients have been asking about travel with their home medical device over the holidays.  We have patients traveling across the state, across the country and some are even traveling to another country to visit family for Thanksgiving.  Each patient […]

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Staying Mobile with MS

Posted on: September 20th, 2012 by HammerMedBlogger

Decreased mobilityis an unfortunate side effect of multiple sclerosis, and it occurs as part of the nerve degeneration resulting from the body attacking its own nerve cells. What starts as a loss of balance or foot drop (not being able to flex the foot up as you walk) can turn into a complete loss of […]

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Boomer Accessibility

Posted on: September 13th, 2012 by HammerMedBlogger

The Baby Boomer generation consists of around 79 million people, the result of the post-World War II birth boom. They grew up during a time of great social, racial and political change and turmoil that shaped who they are today. As this integral group of American culture ages, they will face another change, one that […]

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Flying with Your Mobility Device

Posted on: June 6th, 2012 by HammerMedBlogger

As the summer begins, more and more people will take to the roads and skies to travel around the country or world to see family or exotic locations. If you depend on a mobility device to help you get around, you know that traveling, especially flying, comes with its own set of hurdles and difficulties. […]

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