The Wheelchair Company

26/11/2025

The pain is the disability, not the paralysis

This is an excerpt from a 1995 collection of stories on pain and spinal cord injury by New Mobility’s former editor, Barry Corbet. In that collection, Corbet also wrote about a newer option to relieve…

26/11/2025

A highly portable lightweight folding powerchair

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20/11/2025

The Ranger is available with an optional Quadbar for easier control

Bowhead has expanded its line of adaptive off-road bikes with the launch of the Ranger, a fully electric bike specifically designed for those with limited hand function and higher-level spinal cord…

18/11/2025

At just under 12 KGs in weight this aluminium transit model is truly portable and easy to lift in to a car boot or on to the train

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17/11/2025

You are what you eat

16/11/2025

Three individuals regained significant motor control in their leg and trunk muscles the first day after switching on an electrode array on their spinal cords

Swiss researchers have shown that an advanced epidural stimulation device works on people with complete spinal cord injuries.

16/11/2025

A lightweight folding combination rollator and transport wheelchair

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14/11/2025

Born with spina bifida, Turek credits growing up poor and disabled for helping instill the mental strength and character that eventually helped him become a two-time Paralympic gold medalist

Iowa State Representative Josh Turek is leaning into his disability and his working class roots to cross partisan divides in the 2026 Senate race.

13/11/2025

Our high-end lightweight transit models provide better support and higher levels of comfort

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12/11/2025

Take care of your health

11/11/2025

Using a wheelchair can be challenging, but it has also proved hugely liberating; together, it feels as if we are on the brink of a whole new adventure

When my rheumatoid arthritis became more aggressive, I clung to the idea of still being a ‘walking person’. Letting go of that gave me more freedom than I could have imagined

11/11/2025

Helping you to find the right wheelchair

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