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PT/OT Clinicians

Your Final Appeal is the Only One that Counts…

by Mark Schmitt May 26, 2009

Mark Schmitt is a guest contributor on the EasyStand Blog.  He is a T12 paraplegic and Sales and Marketing Director at Altimate Medical Inc. Our sales managers travel regularly working with our reps. They do in-services at facilities where it’s very common to have a room of therapists attending. It’s also common to have at least [...]

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Rehabilitative Benefits of the Nintendo Wii

by Holly McCarthy May 14, 2009

This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog, contributed by Holly McCarthy, who writes on the subject of the sports management degree programs at an accredited university. She invites your feedback at hollymccarthy12 at gmail dot com. The Nintendo Wii has been one of the most popular game systems this decade and has even [...]

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Can a Standing Program Improve Bone Density?

by Ginny Paleg, PT May 11, 2009

This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog by Ginny Paleg, DScPT, MS, PT. The evidence linking passive standing and bone density is the strongest we found in our systematic review. While the data can be divided and analyzed in many ways, clinically the delineation between those that used traditional standing equipment and those [...]

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What Can Happen When You Work with a Great Medical Team

by Rhonda Clark May 6, 2009

This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog, by Rhonda Clark. Having Cerebral Palsy for almost 40 years now, working with many physical therapists (PT), occupational therapists (OT), and medical doctors (MD) has pretty much become the norm for me. Over the past 13 years I’ve had the privilege of working with some of [...]

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EasyStand Bantam Works for Max When No Other Stander Would…

by Jackie Kaufenberg May 1, 2009

I got a tweet this morning from a mom, who wrote a blog post about her experience with the EasyStand Bantam stander for her son.  They have tried several other standers in the past but have not found one that her son could use. Mom explains, “I asked one day if they could recommend a [...]

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New Funding Guide Helps Mother Earth & You

by Jackie Kaufenberg April 22, 2009

I am excited to announce today, on Earth Day, that Altimate Medical is taking another leap forward.  We made the decision to cease printing of our 100+ page Funding Guide to Standing Technology and opt for a more comprehensive, online version.  We know how important it is to provide our customers with the guidance and [...]

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Bantam & Evolv Photo Shoots Provide Insight Into Stander Possibilities

by Jackie Kaufenberg April 15, 2009

In the past couple weeks, we had two different photo shoots.  One was at an alternative care center and another was on location in a home.  At both photo shoots, we experienced “A-ha” moments that made us see how our standing frames can make life easier for the people who use them… The first photo shoot was [...]

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Can a Standing Program Improve Bowel Function?

by Ginny Paleg, PT April 9, 2009

This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog by Ginny Paleg, DScPT, MS, PT. Ginny is a pediatric Physical Therapist from Silver Spring, MD. This post will be of interest to physical therapists, physicians, and others with a clinical background.  For the next few months, the EasyStand Blog will feature a blog post from [...]

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International Seating Symposium Shines Once Again

by Nancy Perlich, COTA, ATP March 20, 2009

This is a post on the EasyStand Blog by Nancy Perlich, COTA/ATP, Funding & Reimbursement Specialist at Altimate Medical Inc. Wes Ovre (Product Development), Andy Hicks (Sales) and I attended the 25th International Seating Symposium this past week in sunny Orlando. The Seating Symposium continues to draw the best and the brightest clinicians and suppliers, [...]

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Adapted Yoga, the Latest Trend for Wheelers

by Tiffiny Carlson March 18, 2009

This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog by Tiffiny Carlson. As a quad, I had the fortunate experience to be in a class taught by adapted yoga pioneer, Matthew Sanford, (finally!) last fall. Sanford is a 40-something paraplegic from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who began his journey into the world of yoga after moving to [...]

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