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5 Types Of Slings For Patient Care
If you’ve already been using patient lifting slings , you might be looking into the next best thing for your patient. You might be looking for an alternative to specialised slings — you want a patient lifting s
Manual Handling Equipment - Air-assisted Transfer Devices
There are a few different types of air-assisted transfer devices that can lift and transfer a person. Inflatable mattresses transfer a person from bed to bed, and lifting devices that transfer a fallen p
Best Electric Scooters for Travelling
Are you wondering how to pick the best electric scooter for travelling? Most people, including myself, do not need to worry about such things; but what about people who are not able to walk, or elderly people?
Wheelchair Configuration
The popularity of powered wheelchairs as a mobility option is rapidly increasing especially among elderly and disabled people. Choosing the right wheelchair is an important decision you and your therapist w
Weighing Devices Terms Glossary
Active Mobility Systems provides intelligent mobility solutions in the health industry. As professionals, we provide the best service to our clients and patients in power mobility, patient care and patient lif
Falls Management & Prevention
Slips, trips and falls are common risks that can happen anywhere. These risks are more common and they most likely happen to elderly people. The chance of falls, trips or slips increases with age. Many fa
28 days of stepping at AMS
Cerebral Palsy is one of the most common physical disabilities in childhood. One in two people are in chronic pain due to the tightening of their muscles. Many of them will never be able to take a single step w
Building Confidence through Practice
From standard mobility to correct wheelchair seating and positioning right through power wheelchairs, Active Mobility Systems together with Amy Bjornson (Sunrise Medical) are holding a workshop “Building Confid
Making every step count - Steptember
Our team at Active Mobility Systems is taking their part on the challenge of competing 10000 steps a day for the “Steptember”- fundraising challenge to support Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Steptember is about
Changing Places
The number of people with a disability is always increasing. People suffer from various injuries, [including permanent brain and spinal injuries] as well as neurological disorders and physical conditions such a
Different places - Different patients - Different weigh scales
Many health problems are caused because of weight. When monitoring a patient’s health, it is good to have and know recent information of all the health indicators. To know your patients weight is necessary
Cleaning shared Patient Care Equipment
When choosing a patient lift to help with lifting and moving patients who have mobility issues, the careful determination and selection of the lift itself is very important. And so is hygiene.
Body Fat %
We all know our weight, even though we may not like it, and we also know our height. Weight and height are easy to measure. But what about fat? How do we measure body fat? We should be interested in knowing ho
Body Mass Index
Weight determines our health. We all should be aware of our body composition – lean muscle mass but also fat we are carrying in our bodies. BMI is probably the most common option for identifying risks asso
Sensory Stimulation
Parental behaviour often has greater impact on our children than we even realize. Children perceive, feel and see adults’ nervousness, their anxiety, fear, problems…They are very easily influenced by these sym
Steptember
The Active Mobility team participated in the month of Steptember to raise vital funds for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. The challenge - completing 10,000 steps a day! The Active Mobility team participated
Seniors living as juniors
Working-out, fitness, running or practicing any type of sport activity has recently become very popular with people of any age. Exercise helps to “restore” our brain in addition to treating anxiety or nervousne
Protecting your clients from Falls related injury
Reaching out to healthcare workers with clients at risk of Falls related injury... On November 24 & 25 Active Mobility will be hosting a visit by Mr Terry Vickers from Delloch NZ. Delloch specialises in
Wheelchairs. What price is the best price?
When do you know that you have chosen the perfect product? Do you prefer price over quality or quality over price? When do you know that the product you purchased will satisfy your needs and expectations?
