New Mobility, Exoskeletons Now Covered by Medicare

 

March 1, 2024 - View in browser NEW ISSUE   Mental Health After Paralysis After spinal cord injury, many resources are devoted to physical rehabilitation, but far fewer to our emotional, psychological and spiritual coping. Cassandra Brandt shares how the teachings of stoic philosophers give her concrete lessons for finding peace with disability. Also, Jenny Smith explores effective measures that wheelchair users can take to build emotional health.   Read the Mar-Apr digital edition   PRODUCTS Exoskeletons Now Covered By Medicare While much media coverage focuses on exoskeletons’ potential for everyday mobility, research shows that current models may be most functional as exercise devices and for social interaction. A new Medicare rule paves the way for insurers to cover two brands of personal exoskeletons, allowing wheelchair users to benefit from this previously out-of-reach technology     COMIC Please Remain Seated: Salesman Etiquette       SPONSORED CONTENT Call for Survey Participants: Tell Us Why You Travel or Why You Don't A research team at Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington invites adults living with SCI in the U.S. to participate in a Craig H. Neilsen Foundation-funded survey aimed at understanding your travel motivation. Every respondent who completes the full survey will receive a $30 gift card (VISA or Amazon). For details or to register, visit https://go.iu.edu/594n or email: travelX@indiana.edu.   SUPPORT NEW MOBILTY Support someone new to disability — give the gift of New Mobility magazine today. For each $10 donation to United Spinal, you provide a new member with a year’s worth of peer support and information about adaptive products, technology, health, recreation and thriving as a wheelchair user. Donate Today     PERSPECTIVES Getting Trapped in My Kitchen Taught Me How Important Our Community Support Systems Are A harsh winter storm trapped New Mobility editor Ian Ruder in his home. He writes that there’s nothing like living by a gas fireplace in your kitchen for a week to provide some perspective on how dependent we all are on those around us.   PRO TIP     How to Get the Most Out of Your Medical Checkup People with disabilities often get shortchanged at annual physicals because doctors don’t know how to adapt exam routines. John Beer reports on advocating for the attention you need, getting the right screening tests and documenting your needs so that proper checkups become standard.   New Mobility is the member publication of United Spinal Association, whose mission is to improve quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries and disorders. It's free to join United Spinal, and members may receive New Mobility magazine for free for one year. Join here.       Copyright © 2024 United Spinal Association. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 120-34 Queens Blvd. Ste 330 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list