New and improved flip-back armrests are now offered on all non-HD Quantum® Power Chairs.
The new armrests offer a slim, stable design and are 20 percent lighter; single tool adjustment for width and height, fore and aft arm pad adjustment (10”, 14”, and 17” arm pad sizes); integrated wire routing; and a soft-release feature.
Power wheelchair sports are a great way for people with disabilities to strengthen their athletic skills, get involved in their local community and most importantly, have fun. These adaptive sports provide recreational and competitive opportunities for both manual wheelchair and power wheelchair users. Plus, power wheelchair sports help users stay fit and active. Read on to learn more about adaptive sports.
Power Hockey
Power hockey is an adaptive sport, played by individuals who use motorized wheelchairs. Many of the participants in power hockey have disabilities such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and spinal cord injuries. In power wheelchair hockey, the electric wheelchair is used as a source of strength and speed for the player during the game. Power hockey is played on a basketball court with all-plastic hockey sticks, and a plastic ball is used in lieu of a puck. Learn more about power hockey for electric wheelchair users.
Power Wheelchair Soccer
One of the fastest growing adaptive sports, power soccer is played by motorized wheelchair users who use their mobility chair to maneuver an oversized ball across a regulation-sized basketball court to score a goal. Both girls and boys can participate in this power wheelchair sport. The electric wheelchairs are slightly modified with bumpers during the game. Read more about power wheelchair soccer.
Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair basketball is one of many wheelchair sports played at the Paralympic Games. Participants in the sport require the use of a manual or electric wheelchair in their daily lives. Wheelchair basketball uses classifications to categorize athletes into different sport classes. While there are many similarities between wheelchair basketball and basketball, rules regarding dribbling the ball are slightly modified. Learn more about the rules of wheelchair basketball.
Wheelchair Rugby
Played indoors on a basketball-sized court, wheelchair rugby combines different aspects of rugby, basketball and handball. This full-contact, adaptive sport is available to both male and female players, and players use manual wheelchairs specifically designed for the game. Wheelchair users who have impaired muscle power, athetosis, impaired passive range of movement, hypertonia, ataxia or limb deficiency are eligible to participate in wheelchair rugby. Read more about wheelchair rugby.
Pride Mobility Products® and Quantum Rehab® offered approximately 20 Luzerne Intermediate Unit (LIU) 18 students with disabilities an opportunity to be mentored by career professionals in various fields during Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) 2018 on Thursday, Oct. 18 at the company’s Duryea facility.
DMD originated at the White House in 1999 and is designed to bring students with disabilities into the workplace where they can learn about various career paths. Through Pride and Quantum’s 9th Annual DMD event, participants had the opportunity to meet with professionals to learn the typical job responsibilities and the necessary knowledge and skills needed for a specific vocation. Careers in research and development, sales, technical service, and production were highlighted. The students were able to tour the production area and see a brand-new, expanded test lab.
Denise Truesdale, Vice President of Human Resources at Pride and Quantum, said she is proud that LIU 18 is including Pride and Quantum in their Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES) Program in 2019 through Disability Mentoring Day.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
DURYEA, PA – Pride Mobility Products® and Quantum Rehab® offered approximately 20 Luzerne Intermediate Unit (LIU) 18 students with disabilities an opportunity to be mentored by career professionals in various fields during Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) 2018 on Thursday, Oct. 18 at the company’s Duryea facility.
DMD is designed to bring students with disabilities into the workplace where they can learn about various career paths. Through Pride and Quantum’s 9th Annual DMD event, participants had the opportunity to meet with professionals to learn the typical job responsibilities and the necessary knowledge and skills needed for a specific vocation. Careers in research and development, sales, technical service, and production were highlighted. The students were able to tour the production area and see a brand-new, expanded test lab.
“Our plan is to continue to be a very friendly company,” said Scott Meuser, Chairman and CEO of Pride and Quantum. We’re always trying to make products that make a difference in people’s lives. We’re glad you’re here to see that, and we’re glad you’re learning.”
Many of the students, including Elizabeth Breznay, who is also a student at Wyoming Area Secondary Center, attend the event each year and look forward to it. Elizabeth’s parents were also at the event and communicated her enthusiasm.
“She enjoyed hanging out and talking with Kiel (Eigen), who works in research and development,” said Helene Breznay, Elizabeth’s mom. “She loves being here.”
Denise Truesdale, Vice President of Human Resources at Pride and Quantum, said she is proud that LIU 18 is including Pride and Quantum in their Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES) Program in 2019 through Disability Mentoring Day.
DMD originated at the White House in 1999 with less than three dozen local individuals participating. Now hosted by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation’s largest cross-disability membership organization, DMD has evolved significantly to encompass participation in all 50 states and many countries around the world. To find out more about DMD, visit https://www.aapd.com/disability-mentoring-day/.
Pride Mobility Products® Corporation is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of mobility products. The Pride family of companies also includes Quantum Rehab®, a leader in complex rehab power chairs. Founded in Pennsylvania in 1986, with a customer-first philosophy, Pride has grown into a global company with distribution centers throughout the U.S. and subsidiaries around the world.
Quantum® has launched new and improved flip-back armrests, now available on the Edge 3 and the 4Front® power chairs.
The new armrests offer a slim, stable design and are 20 percent lighter; single tool adjustment for width and height, fore and aft arm pad adjustment (10”, 14”, and 17” arm pad sizes); integrated wire routing; and a soft-release feature.
Several new WC19 options are now available on TRU-Balance® 3 Power Positioning Systems and Synergy® Seating. They include: swing-away joystick, back canes, two-post arms, push handles, hip and thigh guides, thoracic laterals, TRU-Balance 3 cup holder, TRU-Balance 3 accessory bar, and additional sizes.
The Edge 3 with 4.5 mph iLevel® from Quantum Rehab® has been chosen as an HME Business 2018 New Product Award Winner. The Edge 3 with 4.5 mph iLevel won in the “Mobility – Power & Manual Wheelchairs” category.
Quantum and other winners will receive awards and be recognized at the 2018 Medtrade Fall Expo in Atlanta, which runs Oct. 16-17. They will also be featured on the HME Business website, hme-business.com, and will be featured in the November/December 2018 issue of HME Business magazine.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Selected as An HME Business 2018 New Product Award Winner
DURYEA, PA – The Edge 3 with 4.5 mph iLevel® from Quantum Rehab® has been chosen as an HME Business 2018 New Product Award Winner. The Edge 3 with 4.5 mph iLevel won in the “Mobility – Power & Manual Wheelchairs” category. Winners were announced yesterday by HME Business magazine.
“We’re happy to be an HME Business 2018 New Product award winner, said Jay Brislin, Vice President of Quantum Rehab. “The latest advancements on the Edge 3, including 4.5 mph iLevel, each come from what users, clinicians and providers have wanted more of in this leading complex rehab power chair. In addition, we’re proud the Edge 3 is made here in America by our team. This allows us the highest quality and shortest lead times in the industry on this totally custom-built unit.”
Quantum and other winners will receive awards and be recognized at the 2018 Medtrade Fall Expo in Atlanta, which runs Oct. 16-17. They will also be featured on the HME Business website, http://www.hme-business.com, and will be featured in the November/December 2018 issue of HME Business magazine.
The HME Business New Product Award, which is in its fifth year, honors outstanding product development achievements by HME manufacturers and service providers. The New Product Award entries are judged by an impartial panel of judges from the HME provider community.
The Edge 3 is the culmination of eight years of product improvement based on consumer, clinician, and provider input toward the award-winning Q6 Edge® series. Building upon the Edge 2, the Edge 3 features the added benefits of SRS technology (Smooth Ride Suspension),
4.5 mph iLevel option, standard fender lights, standard USB device charger and standard drive- wheel accents corresponding with new shroud color choices. All enhancements were specifically market-driven.
“Each year the competition keeps getting stronger with more and more entries submitted across our award categories,” said David Kopf, executive editor of HME Business magazine. “On the product side of the entries, we saw particularly hot competition in the sleep, mobility, retail and respiratory categories,” Kopf said. “All in all, it was an exciting year.”
About Quantum Rehab
Quantum Rehab® is a premier global innovator of consumer-inspired complex rehab products, including the Edge 3, 4Front®, and Quantum Series of power bases, iLevel® seat elevation technology, TRU-Balance® 3 Power Positioning Systems, Q-Logic 3 Advanced Drive Controls, and Stealth Products® positioning components. Please visit quantumrehab.com.
Quantum Rehab® is pleased to announce its iLevel® power adjustable seat height has surpassed the 20,000-user milestone!
Launched in May 2015, iLevel® Power Wheelchairs feature a revolutionary power chair design for a better experience. iLevel from Quantum® improves daily functionality and quality of life by allowing operation of the power chair at 4.5 mph with the seat fully elevated. iLevel’s patented Extra Stability Technology® enhances safety for transfers, reach, and numerous other activities of daily living.
For more information on iLevel, click here.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
DURYEA, PA – Quantum Rehab® is pleased to announce that over 20,000 power chair users have adopted iLevel® technology, a global innovation in power adjustable seat heightx systems.
“When we launched iLevel almost four years ago, we sought to give complex rehab power chair users a better experience,” said Jay Brislin, Vice President of Quantum. “Quantum’s exclusive iLevel technology offers standing-heightx seat elevation and a driving speed at 4.5 mph while elevated for real-world functionality. We’ve been humbled by the exceptional number of individuals who have shared how iLevel has revolutionized their power chair use.”
iLevel is an exclusive, patented power seat elevating system that promotes independence and social inclusion. As iLevel elevates, the power base reinforces stability electronically and mechanically to ensure safety at 12″ of elevation while driving at 4.5 mph, an industry first!
“For those of us who spend most of our lives using a power chair, it’s beyond words to describe how much iLevel opens for me in independence, safety, and social interactions,” said Alison Chancellor, a self-proclaimed “super fan” of iLevel on social media and long-time user. “I’m thrilled that so many of my peers have access to this amazing technology.”
About Quantum Rehab
Quantum Rehab® is a premier global innovator of consumer-inspired complex rehab products, including the Edge 3, 4Front®, and Quantum Series of power bases, iLevel® seat elevation technology, TRU-Balance® 3 Power Positioning Systems, Q-Logic 3 Advanced Drive Controls, and Stealth Products® positioning components. Please visit www.QuantumRehab.com.
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