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  • June 17, 2014 at 11:11 am #75315
    Mobile arm supports

    Please can someone advise me regarding assessment for Mobile Arm Supports. What companies make them. I need to assess a young man who has Duchenne with some.
    Thank you

    moodylove
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    June 30, 2014 at 11:29 am #94379
    Re: Mobile arm supports

    Hello,

    Some examples to get you started:

    Neater Arm Support – powered (been around for a few years)
    http://www.neater.co.uk/neater-arm-support

    Jaeco Orthopedic provide a range of manual arm supports, including the Jaeco WREX – Wilmington Robotic EXoskeleton (manual balance system using a form of elastic bands):
    http://jaecoorthopedic.com/products/categories/Mobile-Arm-Supports/WREX-%252d-Wilmington-Robotic-EXoskeleton/

    Armon – a range of manual and powered arm supports
    http://www.armonproducts.com/

    Robotic arm by Kinova Robotics
    http://kinovarobotics.com/

    Regards,
    Cal

    cgray100
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    February 24, 2015 at 12:37 pm #94380
    Re: Mobile arm supports

    @cgray100 wrote:

    Hello,

    Some examples to get you started:

    Neater Arm Support – powered (been around for a few years)
    http://www.neater.co.uk/neater-arm-support

    Jaeco Orthopedic provide a range of manual arm supports, including the Jaeco WREX – Wilmington Robotic EXoskeleton (manual balance system using a form of elastic bands):
    http://jaecoorthopedic.com/products/categories/Mobile-Arm-Supports/WREX-%252d-Wilmington-Robotic-EXoskeleton/

    Armon – a range of manual and powered arm supports
    http://www.armonproducts.com/

    Robotic arm by Kinova Robotics
    http://kinovarobotics.com/

    Regards,
    Cal

    Great information thanks for the links

    Alun

    alunjones
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    August 5, 2015 at 10:51 am #94381
    Re: Mobile arm supports

    Hello, i do i go about being assessed/ prescribed for arm supports?
    I don’t even know what they are or how they work as i’ve never met anyone with them.
    I have great difficulty all the time using my arms as my shoulder girdles are wasted and my scapulars winging alsp I get so much pain and weakness due to myopathy.
    Would they help me?
    Has anyone used them?
    Thanks for any help.

    Shellybear
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    August 5, 2015 at 11:01 am #94382
    Re: Mobile arm supports

    Right I’ve looked at the links and read up!
    Why hasnt any of my health professionals ever recommended these to me?
    I’m definitely going to look into getting some as i cant cope anymore.
    Lifting a cup of tea is so difficult and i use the smallest cutlery i can find as its too heavy lol !
    Thanks for providing the links.

    Shellybear
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