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2. The best walker for seniors of 2024 according to therapists ...

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   The best walker for seniors of 2024 according to therapists, nurses and other health care professionals. Lindsay Modglin and Zia Sherrell. July 7, 2024 at 5:13 AM.

3. 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.

4. Walker (mobility) - Wikipedia

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   A different approach to the walker is the rollator, also called wheeled walker, invented by the Swede Aina Wifalk in 1978. Wifalk had polio. [9] [10] Although originally a brand name, "rollator" has become a genericized trademark for wheeled walkers in many countries, and is also the most common type of walker in several European countries.

5. Assistive technology - Wikipedia

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   Assistive technology (AT) is a term for assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and the elderly. Disabled people often have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADLs) independently, or even with assistance.

6. GPS-equipped walkers promise to keep elderly patients on track

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   We've already seen GPS used to track elderly patients, but some student researchers now look to be taking the idea one step further, with them outfitting some nursing center patients' walkers with ...

7. 10 lively walking clubs to help you tour L.A. by foot — and ...

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   The marathon includes walkers as well as runners, and about 100 of the club's 600 members are walkers, said Vice President William Sweat. Participants are put into pace groups based on how fast ...