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About the solution
“For nearly 36 years since my injury, traveling anywhere for more than a couple days posed some serious problems. On short trips I could stuff my non-portable shower chair into my van. Although I could usually get my chair over a toilet, rarely did I have access to a roll-in shower. I grew wary of the embarrassment from having a porter push my potty chair through parking lots and hotel lobbies”, Rick explained.
Rick then had an idea.
“I decided to contract a local welding shop to have it re-engineered to the point where it was, at the very least, safe to use and marginally comfortable. Even with their help the chair remained heavy, clumsy and would leak rusty water after every use. It was then that I realized that if this problem was ever going to be solved, I would need to solve it myself. With the assistance of an engineer from the Mars Pathfinder Science Team holding doctorate degrees from Harvard and MIT, I set out to design a portable shower chair that would be safe, lightweight, compact, comfortable, portable and easy to assemble without any tools. We succeeded! The portable shower chair worked great; so great that soon many of my friends wanted one too. The next thing I knew, I was unretired and had inadvertently began a new career in manufacturing.
I invented this portable shower chair to improve my life and increase my Independence”, said the inventor.
The GO! Anywhere® Portable Shower Chair is safe, lightweight, compact, comfortable, portable and easy to assemble without any tools.
Adapted from: https://goesanywhere.com/about-us/the-inventor-rick-goldstein/
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Step articulated and mobile
MOVING IN A WHEELCHAIR: Moving using a wheelchair.
Traveling
Urban exploration
Paralysis
Assistive Daily Life Device (to help ADL)
Walking Aid (wheelchair/walker/crutches)
Restoring mobility
Promoting self-management
Managing Neurological Disorders
Building Supportive Community Relationships
Promoting inclusivity and social integration
Recovering from Traumatic Injuries
Maintaining Balance and Mobility
To improve Treatment/Therapy
Raise awareness
Caregiving Support
Neurology
Orthopedics
Rheumatology
Portugal
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Patient creates a multi-adjustable weelchair
MOVING IN A WHEELCHAIR: Moving using a wheelchair.
Paralysis
Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Disorders
Cervical spinal cord injury/Tetraplegia
Walking Aid (wheelchair/walker/crutches)
Assistive Daily Life Device (to help ADL)
Muscle cramps or spasms
Difficulty coordinating movements
Stiffness or rigidity (difficulty moving)
Paralysis of the legs and lower body
Muscle weakness
Promoting self-management
Managing Neurological Disorders
Preventing (Vaccination, Protection, Falls, Research/Mapping)
Neurology
Orthopedics
Canada
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Paralyzed man builds devices to help get wheelchairs out of the car
MOVING IN A WHEELCHAIR: Moving using a wheelchair.
Traveling
Paralysis
Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Disorders
Cervical spinal cord injury/Tetraplegia
Walking Aid (wheelchair/walker/crutches)
Muscle cramps or spasms
Difficulty coordinating movements
Stiffness or rigidity (difficulty moving)
Paralysis of the legs and lower body
Muscle weakness
Memory loss
Numbness or tingling in the extremities
Restoring mobility
Promoting self-management
Managing Neurological Disorders
Neurology
Orthopedics
United Kingdom
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