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  Product development in the assistive technology industry  
  Dear Sir or Madam,

Before buying a product, do you try to find out what experiences other people have had with it? Or have you perhaps written a review yourself or maybe sent feedback to the manufacturer? In our Topic of the Month you can find out to what extent your personal experience can be incorporated into the best development of auxiliary needs and what manufacturers do to get the best out of them.

Have a nice week!
Juliane Liasu
Editorial team REHACARE.com
 
 
Graphic: 14 to 17 September 2022, REHACARE International Trade Fair for Rehabilitation and Care, Düsseldorf, Germany
 
 
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Product development takes an interdisciplinary and multifaceted approach
Topic of the Month
Photo: A researcher explains to a patient where the future prosthesis takes the muscle signals for controlling the prosthesis in his arm; Copyright: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
Business stagnation is never a good thing. It’s the reason assistive technology manufacturers continuously come up with innovative equipment and improve on their existing products. REHACARE.com shows the influence users have on the assistive technology industry and explains the research and development processes in manufacturing companies.
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HASE BIKES: new website online
Auxiliary Means
 
 
Photo: A tablet screen that shows the HASE BIKES bike configurator, next to it is a smartphone which also shows the HASE BIKES website; Copyright: HASE BIKES
 
Easier to navigate, more stories, detailed product information: The brand-new website of specialized bicycle-manufacturer HASE BIKES has gone live.
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Mobility experience: sustainability meets state-of-the-art technology to support people with disabilities
We asked ...
Photo: blue electric vehicle in the forest, a robot arm comes out from the back and holds a wheelchair next to the driver's door; Copyright: F. Sodermanns Automobile GmbH
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Researchers use intact knee to teach prosthetic to behave more realistically
Research & Health
 
 
Photo: Man with prosthetic leg walks uphill; Copyright: PantherMedia/belahoche
 
Left foot, right foot — one follows the other in a predictable pattern of walking, but the intuitive process is nearly impossible to imitate in a natural, comfortable way for people who use prosthetics and exoskeletons. A decades-long problem in robotic control theory, there may be a new solution afoot.
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Christian S. – That's how he rolls
How we roll
Photo: A selfie of a serious looking man in a dark room; Copyright: private
When talking about disabilities, many people first think of a person in a wheelchair. However, there are numerous physical and mental disabilities that are not visible at first glance. On REHACARE.com Christian S. tells us how he deals with his invisible disability and what he expects from society when it comes to dealing with disabilities.
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THERA trainer partnering with hospital in Kuwait
Research & Health
 
 
Photo: THERA-trainer lyra with the team of Jaber Al-Ahmad-Hospital; Copyright: medica Medizintechnik GmbH
 
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Ottobock and association for disabled persons strengthen orthopaedic care in Rwanda
Research & Health
 
 
Photo: A woman from the medical staff and a patient in a center for health in Rwanda; Copyright: Ottobock SE & Co. KgAa
 
To improve access to orthopaedic care in Rwanda, Ottobock and the Rwandan organization UPHLS (The Umbrella of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities in the fight against HIV&AIDS and for Health Promotion) have developed and implemented training for rural health centers in Rwanda.
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