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Mobility Issues

Since 80% of you are providing care for someone with mobility challenges, we have retail partners and mobility experts who can help you find the right assistive device for your caregiving situation as well as the government assistance programs designed to help.

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What is Paraplegia and Quadriplegia?

Canadian Paraplegic Association Ontario Paraplegia is the loss of sensation and movement in legs and in part or all of the trunk, usually resulting from an injury to the spinal cord below the neck. Quadriplegia is paralysis of all four limbs (from the neck down) resulting from injury to the neck. Fractures or compression of the vertebrae, which cause permanent damage to the spinal cord may lead to loss of sensation, movement, pain management, bladder and bowel control, as...
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