A Utah-based company is working to improve the health and mobility of a wide range of users with an innovative wheelchair design.
Utah-based Matia Robotics develops innovative stand-up electric wheelchair |
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| | A Utah-based company is working to improve the health and mobility of a wide range of users who use wheelchairs or face walking challenges with a novel electric-powered stand-up wheelchair design. According to Bill Winchester, who uses Matia Robotics' stand-up wheelchair, some of the benefits include: A higher level of autonomy. Better bowel and bladder function. Improved bone density. Reduced pressure sores. Improved circulation. Positive psychological impacts. “You don’t realize until you’re confined to sitting down how important the psychological benefits of face-to-face interactions are,” Winchester said. |
Read more about Winchester's experience using the wheelchair. |
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