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2. Mobility aid - Wikipedia

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   A mobility aid is a device that helps individuals with mobility impairments to walk or improve their overall mobility. [1]These aids range from walking aids, which assist those with limited walking capabilities, to wheelchairs and mobility scooters, which are used for severe disabilities or longer distances that would typically be covered on foot.

3. Category:Mobility devices - Wikipedia

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4. Age-related mobility disability - Wikipedia

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   The use of a mobility aid device such as a mobility scooter, wheelchair, crutches or a walker can help with community ambulation. [9] Another term that is coined to define mobility disabilities based on performance is "performance based mobility disability". [10] It is the inability to increase your walking speed more than 0.4 m/s. [11]

5. Walker (mobility) - Wikipedia

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   The first US patent was awarded in 1953 to William Cribbes Robb, of Stretford, UK, for a device called "walking aid", which had been filed with the British patent office in August 1949. [1] Two variants with wheels were both awarded US patents in May 1957, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the first non-wheeled design that was called a "walker" was patented in ...

6. Adaptive equipment - Wikipedia

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   Mobility assistance [ edit ] Mobility adaptive equipment are used in cases where a disease or accident leaves an individual's motor functions hindered or unusable. if an individual has restricted motor functions, there are equipment and technology that can assist in regaining some or all mobility.

7. Assistive cane - Wikipedia

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   Wooden cane. An assistive cane is a walking stick used as a crutch or mobility aid.A cane can help redistribute weight from a lower leg that is weak or painful, improve stability by increasing the base of support, and provide tactile information about the ground to improve balance.