Our latest video in the Life After SCI series is live. The Tiffiny Carlson Story is chock full of great tips for those with recent spinal cord injuries, but will be just as relevant for veteran wheelchair users. Tiffiny tells it like it is and doesn't shy away from topics, check out the video - it [..}
Caroline is my kind of fighter!
by on October 24, 2012
I was lamenting not being able to move my fingers the other day, and then I ran across Caroline Lanctot. When she was 10 months old, she was in a car accident that left her a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic. Caroline is now in 5th grade, and she has pulled me out of a dark place. It's too easy [..}
A Home Standing Program When Leaving SCI Rehab?
by on October 16, 2012
When we talk to our customers who have a spinal cord injury, we always hear about how they "used an EasyStand in rehab" or "stood in rehab." It's wonderful that Spinal Cord Injury Centers are establishing inpatient standing program for people with TBI and SCI, but what happens when the newly injured [..}
Travelling Blues
by on October 4, 2012
A couple of weeks ago I traveled to Germany for a distributor meeting and an exhibition, and ran into some problems at the Dusseldorf airport. I have been lobbying (thanks Marty Ball) ever since to get them to change their ways before RehaCare next week. It is the only airport, that I know of, that [..}
Lights, Camera, Action – Joe Stone Shoot
by on September 6, 2012
Joe Stone is an active C7 quadriplegic with a passion for outdoor sports, health and nutrition. One of his goals is to train hard and become the first quadriplegic to compete in a triathlon, as part of that goal he recently completed a 105 mile handcycle trek and is currently working on a video [..}
Standing: No Excuses!
by on August 20, 2012
Hello Friends! The following is not a paid advertisement from EasyStand…YOU MUST STAND! I repeat this is not a paid advertisement from EasyStand. So, why am I writing this then? Because I am getting sick and tired of all the lousy excuses that I continue to get from so many people with [..}
Finding Gratitude in Your Disability
by on May 28, 2012
“Gratitude and disability in the same sentence?” you may be wondering. Absolutely. Truth be told we can find gratitude in any situation…good, bad, or indifferent. And disability is no exception. Does gratitude eliminate all the daily challenges that are associated with living with a disability [..}
My Friend Dave Helmuth
by on March 14, 2012
Dave Helmuth recently came to our offices in Morton, Minnesota for a photo shoot in one of our EasyStand products. This got me thinking, I thought back to the first time I met Dave. It was several years ago, when my wife and I pulled up to a transmission shop in Willmar. A handsome gray haired [..}
“Standing Justified” Educational Seminar
by on February 20, 2012
Last week we kicked off our new 2012 educational seminar "Standing Justified" in Dallas, Texas. We were excited to have over 50 clinicians and rehab technology suppliers in attendance! “Standing Justified” is a CEU accredited program on standing and weight bearing that explores the health [..}
Complete Vs. Incomplete
by on December 6, 2011
Normally when people are asked which they would prefer complete or incomplete, without knowing what the rest of the question is, most people would say that they prefer complete. They would like a complete car repair and would not like an incomplete heart surgery. But when a person is recovering [..}
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