IN THIS ISSUE
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FROM THE NRRTS OFFICE Remembering Pat Meeker
LIFE ON WHEELS
Determination with Purpose
INDUSTRY LEADER
32 36
J.B. Radabaugh: A Profile in Positivity
CLINICALLY SPEAKING
Educate Everyone About Everything FEATURE
MEDICAL FOCUS
Range of Motion: Definition and Assessment
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
Technology Is Outpacing Funding
CRT UPDATE CRT Update
CLINICIAN TASK FORCE
Mask Matters: Creative Solutions for Consumers with Special Needs
CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE CEU ARTICLE
Why We Need to Consider the Drive Wheel on a Power Wheelchair
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42
REHAB CASE STUDY
48
REIMBURSEMENT & CLINICAL ISSUES
Why is it Needed vs. What Does it Do?
PACESAVER...................................................35
50
WEESIE'S WORLD
PRIME ENGINEERING ...................................16
Making the Switch to a New Wheel Configuration on a Power Wheelchair? Proceed with Caution!
One Picture is Worth Ten Thousand Words
MK BATTERY.................................................13 MOTION CONCEPTS ......................................51 NATIONAL SEATING AND MOBILITY..............31
PRM..............................................................21 RIDE DESIGNS/ASPEN SEATING ...................17 STEALTH PRODUCTS.....................................54
RESNA
Professional Ethics in the “Real” World
STEELMAN MARKETING................................48 U.S. REHAB...................................................28 IN EVERY ISSUE
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