For many disabled people, staying healthy can be drastically different than it is for our able-bodied friends and family. These organizations are great resources for helping disabled people to stay healthy.
For people with disabilities, transitioning from their pediatrician to adult health care can be scary. Florida HATS offers some great tools for disabled people, who are moving forward into adulthood.
Operating as a disability-owned non-profit organization, Hot Wheelz Fitness’ Online Adaptive Gym was originally created for active adults with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs), Spina Bifida, and other Neurological conditions. By creating and sharing videos about adaptive fitness, this team encourages disabled people to maintain healthy and positive lifestyles.
Living with a disability presents us with unique challenges. Products dealing with ostomy, continence, interventional urology, as well as wound and skin care, are essential for many disabled people. Though people might feel uncomfortable talking about this area of their health, Coloplast provides products that are vital to the self-care of disabled people with a variety of diagnoses.
Caregiving is an important part of disabled people’s lives because it gives us freedom and peace of mind. If you are searching for a nurse, therapist, CNA, or caregiver, BrightStar Care provides a range of home care services that meet your unique needs. Whether you are scouting for companionship, bathing and hygiene assistance, or in-home infusions and medication management, they have you covered.
For those that have an SCI/D, catheterization is a way of life. When choosing the right product, it’s important that you feel safe and comfortable. Their catheters and closed systems have features that make your life easier and healthier, such as polished eyelets that provide exceptional smoothness.
Since the 1960s, Hollister has created a range of medical products, which have been critical to the health of disabled and able-bodied people alike. They are experts of advanced medical products, including ostomy, continence, wound, and even critical care. Hollister also offers healthcare programs and services, as well as educational materials for patients and healthcare professionals.
Medical supplies aren’t fun, but are absolutely necessary to the lives of many disabled people. Specializing in catheters and incontinence supplies, MyCaths offers an easy way for you to purchase all of your supplies online.
As disabled people, many of us have spent countless hours of our childhood in hospitals and around medical professionals. Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children is located in Orlando, FL, and has a variety of specialties, including adolescent medicine, pediatric endocrinology and diabetes, and pediatric nephrology.
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