Description

Musculoskeletal disorders are an increasing healthcare issue globally and one of the leading causes of disability. For patients suffering with musculoskeletal disorders, a stay in hospital or a visit to the doctor can be extremely painful, and the cost of treatment quickly escalates to exorbitant levels. In addition, these patients are at risk of further complications arising from their conditions due to lack of mobility, as in many cases, patients are unable to stand up or walk without assistance or the aid of a care giver. Lengthy periods of being confined to a bed could also lead to loss of muscle mass and pressure sores, which in turn requires further treatment or an extended stay in the facility.

Solutions like 24-hour caregivers are prohibitively expensive and only a privileged few are able to afford this. There are also risks associated with this solution, as patients can become wholly dependant on nurses, hampering rehabilitation and prolonging recovery. There is also risk of additional injuries as continuous lifting could lead to soft tissue and muscular injury to the arms and shoulders and possible dislocation or fracturing of bones around the shoulder joint, which may require hospitalisation or even surgery.

Now, the Otis Medical Assist Chair is providing a far more affordable and practical solution to increasing mobility. The Otis Medical Assist Chair easily adjusts to multiple positions for a wide range of functionality that provides patients with independence and most importantly, freedom of mobility, by effortlessly lifting a person from a sitting to a standing position.