“Breaking backs” is an apt description for paramedics’ work as they safely muscle a 300-pound sick patient down a narrow staircase in the middle of the night. Officials say back injuries are the No. 1 ...

As mobility becomes more difficult with age, many people face the heartbreaking choice of moving away from a cherished home, especially when the home has stairs. For the roughly 40 million Americans ...

There’s no question the iBOT was ahead of its time. In fact, it’s a jarring to see photos from more than a decade and half ago with inventor Dean Kamen seated in the motorized wheelchair next to Bill ...

Lifeway Mobility offers accessibility aids that can help make your home safer and more comfortable. Its products include stair lifts, ramps, wheelchair lifts, elevators, baths, showers and transfer ...

SOUTHERN SHORES, N.C. — Sandy Slates and her husband, Bob, have owned a house in the Outer Banks for decades and now call Southern Shores home. "We bought our first property in 1971, built a house in ...

Office chairs come in a stunningly wide range of prices. There are only so many ways you can create or customize a chair. On the lower end, you have affordable options that many buy, like the standard ...