Solving real user needs

Ryan controlled his power wheelchair with an adapted game controller. However, it was time for a change and he needed a proportional control. He discovered the Micro Joystick, which has made an immense difference in his life.

Greg was diagnosed as having Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) at the age of five. He made one simple, life changing decision. That decision was to accept this as fact and begin living from there.

Christian is a wheelchair user with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. For him, the wheelchair and Micro Joystick are tools of freedom to go about his everyday life or to go on adventures and see the world!

Precision Rehab fitted the mo-vis Scoot Control to Andie's power wheelchair. This system, together with the modern R-net controls, makes driving the powerchair very easy for her parents and carers.

by Guest Blogger Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS

Any power wheelchair driving method must be mounted to provide a consistent, stable, and secure placement to optimize driving. This is particularly true of driving methods mounted by the chin.

The combination of mo-vis devices can offer most muscular dystrophy patients a complete functional solution and opens new perspectives for a better quality of life. This can make the difference between dependence and independence.