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| Start-ups in the auxiliary aids industry |
| April 2022: A new generation and sustainability |
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Anyone visiting REHACARE on site will notice numerous small stands in addition to the larger stands of many established companies. Here you can often find new start-ups that want to expand the assistive technology sector with a fresh idea.
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| Permobil takes further steps towards a sustainable business |
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Permobil has published its first annual sustainability report. In the report, the company explains its long-term goals for each of its seven focus areas, as well as progress to date. It also includes the personal stories of two Permobil wheelchair users.
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| Inga H. – That's how she rolls |
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Thanks to her stoma, Inga can now live a largely normal life – free and without pain. She can go out with her dog, swim and soon do other sports again. But she had to fight hard for this and overcome many hurdles. She tells REHACARE.com what these were and where she still experiences discrimination in public today.
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| QUICKIE Nitrum wins Red Dot Award |
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After other numerous awards the QUICKIE Nitrum® from Sunrise Medical has received the Red Dot Award for Product Design 2022 from Germany. The company also unveiled new tools with the launch of QUICKIE Nitrum, including the highly innovative 3D visualizer and the illustration tool with augmented reality technology.
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| HASE BIKES ramps up production and shortens lead times |
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HASE BIKES has commissioned a new production hall on the historical grounds of the former coal mine in Waltrop. Through linear assembly, HASE BIKES intends to increase production. With wheels from their own production, they want to become less dependent on external suppliers.
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| Scientific progress: the Össur and Ottobock Research Trust Fund |
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The "Össur and Ottobock Research Trust Fund" offers to support research projects that analyze the applicability of human-machine interfaces for the benefit of prosthesis users and thus further advance research in prosthetics.
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| Children with brain injury: Actigraphy as objective noninvasive measure of sleep-wake regulation |
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Researchers conducted a sleep study in pediatric rehabilitation inpatients. Children aged 8 to 17 years who were admitted for inpatient rehabilitation actigraphs were observed in the study. Actigraphy is a promising noninvasive method for measuring the rest-activity relationship in children with brain injury.
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