Swollen feet turn a simple shoe choice into a mobility problem fast. When the foot swells, the wrong shoe does more than feel tight. It can squeeze circulation, create pressure…
Low vision changes mobility because the world gets harder to read before it gets harder to walk. People with low vision often lose contrast, depth, or peripheral cues long before…
Nighttime visibility becomes a mobility problem the moment someone is hard to see before they are hard to walk. That can happen on a sidewalk, in a parking lot, at…
Loading a mobility device into a car or van is one of the easiest daily tasks to underestimate. What looks like “just put it in the trunk” can turn into…
Transfers feel very different when the feet do not give clear feedback. With neuropathy, the problem is often not just weakness. The person may have numbness, poor position sense, pain,…
Medicare coverage for mobility devices can feel simple at first and confusing the minute you try to order something. Families hear that Medicare "covers wheelchairs" or "covers walkers," then run…
Curbs and ramps are where many people learn the hard way that indoor walking and outdoor walking are not the same task. A walker that feels steady on the kitchen…
The safest patient transfer techniques are the ones that match what the person can do today, not what they could do last month and not what a single gadget promises…
External cues help some people with Parkinson's walk better because they give the brain a clear outside signal to follow when automatic movement has become less reliable. That signal might…
