At Medop cc, we understand the importance of providing our customers with high-quality products. At our company, we truly value delivering excellence. We recognise the significance of investing in products that stand the test of time. That’s why we have carefully chosen to partner with only the best European brands, Invacare and Kuschall. These brands are famous in healthcare for their exceptional craftsmanship and innovative designs. They are known as industry leaders because they push the boundaries of innovation.

In this blog post, we will look into why we have chosen these quality European brands. We take pride in our partnership with Invacare and Kuschall. Knowing that our customers can trust in the quality and performance of their products.

Join our community of satisfied customers and discover the excellence of Invacare and Kuschall products. Designed to meet your mobility needs and provide you with years of independence. Making life’s experiences possible.

Reliability and Durability – The Hallmarks of Invacare & Kuschall

When it comes to quality, Invacare and Kuschall set the standard. They pay close attention to detail and use premium materials for their products. This ensures that their products not only meet but exceed expectations. Whether it’s mobility aids or healthcare equipment, these brands consistently deliver durable products for everyday use.

But it’s not just about durability – Invacare and Kuschall also prioritise customer satisfaction. They go above and beyond to understand the unique needs of their customers and design products that cater to those needs. They achieve this through ergonomic design, innovative features, and personalised customisation options. Their dedication is always directed towards improving customer experience.

At Medop CC, we take pride in our partnership with Invacare and Kuschall. Knowing that our customers can trust in the quality and performance of their products.

About Invacare – Reliable Mobility Solutions from the USA

Invacare is a leading American company that has earned a reputation for providing reliable mobility solutions. They operate directly in Europe via a distributor network and are known for their reliable mobility solutions. Invacare is committed to providing high-quality products that meet the needs of individuals with mobility challenges.

One of the key advantages of Invacare is the high level of cross-compatibility between their mobility aids. This means that different products can work together seamlessly. Providing customers with a fully integrated solution. For example, a customer may use an Invacare wheelchair with an Invacare lift, which can be easily attached to their vehicle. Customers have a range of options for their mobility solutions. This is possible due to the high level of compatibility. They can choose the option that best suits their needs.

Invacare provides cross-compatible products along with a wide range of features, options, and prices. This ensures that customers can find products that cater to their specific needs. They offer a variety of choices to meet different customer requirements. This means that regardless of their mobility requirements, Invacare has a product that can meet their needs. Whether it’s a lightweight manual wheelchair, a power chair or a mobility scooter, Invacare has a solution to suit every customer.

One of the key strengths of Invacare is their dedication to customer satisfaction. They listen to their customers and make sure they understand what they need. Then, they create products that are specifically designed to meet those requirements. This personalised approach ensures customers get the most out of their mobility aids. Leading to greater independence and a better quality of life. Invacare is a brand that customers can trust to provide them with the mobility aid that meets their unique needs.

About Kuschall – Precision Craftsmanship for Unmatched Performance

Kuschall is a renowned European brand that has been revolutionising the world of wheelchairs for over 40 years. Based in Switzerland, Kuschall is a brand known for its precision craftsmanship. Delivering unmatched performance in mobility aids.

Kuschall specialises in creating custom-made wheelchairs. Tailored to the unique needs and preferences of each individual user. One of the hallmarks of Kuschall’s craftsmanship is their meticulous attention to detail. Every aspect of their mobility aids is carefully designed and engineered to ensure optimal performance.

The result of this commitment to quality is unmatched performance. Their wheelchairs and mobility solutions are designed to endure everyday use. They offer reliable and dependable performance to users. These products are built to withstand the rigours of daily life, ensuring durability and long-term use.

Kuschall also understands that every individual has unique needs. Which is why their products are customisable to suit the preferences and requirements of each user. From customisable seating options to personalised adjustments. Kuschall enables users to customise their mobility aids to their specific needs. This provides unparalleled comfort and functionality. Users have the power to tailor their mobility aids according to their preferences.

Conclusion

At Medop cc, we are proud to partner with these top European brands to provide our customers with mobility aids that are built to last and exceed expectations. These brands show that we’re really dedicated to offering our customers the best possible products.

Invacare stands out with their high level of cross-compatibility between mobility aids. Allowing customers to create fully integrated solutions. Their attention to detail, product features, options, and pricing are tailored to customer needs. They are a trusted choice for mobility solutions. Customers can rely on their meticulous attention to detail.

On the other hand, Kuschall’s precise craftsmanship and pursuit of excellence create products with unmatched performance. They are committed to customisation and incorporating innovative technologies. This allows users to personalise their mobility aids based on their unique requirements.

Whether it’s Invacare’s reliability and versatility or Kuschall’s precision craftsmanship and innovation. Both brands offer superior mobility solutions that empower users to live independently and improve their quality of life.

Choosing Invacare or Kuschall mobility aids is a wise choice for those seeking reliable, durable, and performance-driven solutions. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need more information. We’re here to help you!

JHB Branch:

Phone: +27 (11) 827-5893/4/5

Email: enquiries@medop.co.za

 

Choose Medop cc – Where Quality Meets Reliability

Introduction

Occupational therapy is an important healthcare facility that is becoming increasingly popular. It focuses on helping people of all ages to do the things that they need to do in their daily lives.

The primary goal of occupational therapy is to empower individuals who have difficulty participating in daily activities to take care of themselves and be as independent as possible.

If you or someone you know could benefit from occupational therapy, read on to learn more!

 

 What is Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy helps individuals cope with a disability, injury, or illness. Helping them manage the every-day tasks that have become difficult or practically impossible.

It is a healthcare profession that uses assessment and intervention to help one adapt and restore their independence. It focuses on giving one the best chance of regaining independence, function, and quality of life. Teaching them how to manage by relearning everyday skills that can be applied to cope with many hurdles.

This includes therapeutic exercises like physical activities, and cognitive-behavioural techniques. As well as showing them how to use assistive devices if needed.

Occupational therapists are at the front-line of rehabilitation services. Their role is to help people with disabilities gain independence and take part in everyday life. They use clinically appropriate techniques to help improve the ability to carry out basic daily activities (ADLs). Offering adaptive equipment suggestions, providing home evaluations, teaching new skills, and giving support and guidance.

Additionally, they teach family members and caregivers to help and support individuals in their journey toward achieving autonomy in everyday life.  They personalize and simplify an otherwise intimidating health system.

You or a family member may need occupational therapy for several reasons. It could be the result of an injury or illness. While other people may need it because of a developmental disability or ageing. It does not matter what the reason is; occupational therapy can vastly improve the quality of life for people who need it.

 

The Importance of Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists use a holistic approach to help people to improve both physical health as well as functional living capabilities. They work with them by assessing their needs, limits, and the changes they need to make to live a fulfilled life.

The occupational therapist helps them set goals and regain independence. Their goal is to decrease the debilitating impact of disability or illness and empower one to take care of themselves. Resulting in much-needed independence when it comes to basic daily tasks with as little assistance as possible.

Simply put, occupational therapy helps people live better lives.

What are the Benefits of Occupational Therapy?

Occupational therapy has several significant benefits. Its main objective is to assist individuals in achieving higher levels of autonomy. It is essential for enhancing the quality of life and important for maintaining health and vitality. To better help them adapt more easily to their new life.

The occupational therapist will assess their needs regarding basic care or ADLs (activities of daily living).

These basic skills can include:

• Eating
• Dressing and undressing
• Bathing or showering
• Grooming
• Toilet hygiene
• Walking
• Transferring (the ability to move back and forth from a bed, chair, or wheelchair)
• Sleep
• Personal hygiene

The Benefits of Occupational Therapy Include:

1. Teaching self-care techniques to encourage independence by assisting with assistive devices and self-care products.
2. Helping with overcoming a range of physical and strength restrictions.
3. Developing new skills when disability, illness, or other health issues interfere with normal skill development.
4. Better integration into social spaces and opportunities for community participation. Thanks to the new skills being formed through disability, illness, or other health issues.
5. Make safety assessments at home to reduce the risk of injury and improve safety around the house. Better lifestyle modifications encourage a greater sense of independence.
6. Caregiver education, which covers the understanding of both the visible and invisible aspects of a condition.

The Role that Medop cc Plays in Occupational Therapy

At Medop cc, we understand the importance of mobility aid services and strive to provide optimal solutions for those in need. We specialize in providing wheelchairs and mobility aids to those who require them.

We pay close attention to their interests, goals, environment, and medical needs to find them the ideal wheelchair or personal care item.

In this way, we promote daily independence by providing tailored products that meet their needs. Our goal is to make life easier and empower individuals to overcome their challenges. Ensuring that they reach their full potential.

 

 

So How Do We Do This?

1. We evaluate an individual’s needs. The most clinically appropriate is suggested based on where they are being discharged to (where they live). As well as recommendations on our mobility aids and personal care products.
2. We give them the tools they require to become as independent as possible by offering clinically appropriate products.
3. We educate treatment therapists in rehabilitation facilities with information about the new product. How to use it to help reach a patient’s functional goals.
4. We help therapists evaluate their patients and choose products that will enable proper seating. In turn, preventing secondary complications from poor seating in the future.
5. Identifying assistive devices that would help individuals regain independence in all activities of daily living (ADLs) post-injury.
6. Advocating for patients to receive the correct, clinically appropriate, and functional products.
7. Empowering individuals to engage with and participate in their communities and occupations.
8. Identifying ways to manage fixed postures caused by poor seating to prevent further deterioration.
9. Educating families to identify products that will help them accommodate family members or people with disabilities.
10. Help the therapists who are caring for the patients link a clinically appropriate product to the desired therapeutic goal.

Key Takeaway

Occupational therapy is a critical part of many people’s lives. It can help people with a wide variety of issues, from developmental disabilities to mental health. If you or someone you know needs access to expertise, the right products, and personal care, be sure to contact us for more information.

 

Every day, accidents occur on South African roads, and can be very distressing once you have been involved in one. Traffic accidents affect thousands of road users, and those injured require access to emergency medical care, appropriate medical care, and treatment, and often require rehabilitation.

For spouses or life partners, and children, the death of an earner and the residual disability of an injured person have significant social and financial costs

Read on to understand some of the points raised.

 

What is the Purpose of the Road Accident Fund?

 

All South African road users, residents, and visitors are entitled to compensation from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) in the event of injury or death brought on by a motor vehicle accident inside South Africa’s borders.

The RAF is government-sponsored financial assistance that covers liability and collision insurance for all road users in South Africa, to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of negligent driving. This includes both personal insurance for accident victims or their families, and indemnity cover for negligent drivers.

If you or a family member are injured in a car accident as a driver or passenger, you could be eligible to make a compensation claim.

 

Why was the RAF Established?

The RAF is a legal entity created by an Act of Parliament, namely the Road Accident Fund Act 1996 (Act No. 56 of 1996), as amended (the “RAF Act”). It began operating on May 1, 1997, and assumed all the Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA)Fund’s rights, obligations, assets, and liabilities.

Compulsory MVA insurance was introduced in South Africa in 1942 The legislation was designed to safeguard innocent victims who had little legal recourse from reckless and underinsured drivers. The demand on hospitals, which had to deal with a burden related to accidents, was another factor. The primary motivation was the negative impact of injury and disability on road users and their families, as well as the need to care for and rehabilitate people injured in traffic accidents.

Since it began, the compensation’s legal basis has largely remained the same.

 

 

Where Does the Money for the Fund Come From?

A fuel levy on the sale of petrol and diesel provides most of the funding for the Road Accident Fund.

 

Who Has the Right to File a Claim?

 

· A person who sustained injuries on the road that wasn’t their fault.

· A surviving family member of the deceased provided they were not liable for the accident.

· Close family members who paid for the funeral expenses.

· If dependent on the income of the deceased.

· Parents or legal guardians of minor children involved in a crash.

 

What Compensation Are You Entitled To?

 

· General compensation for pain, suffering, and disability.

· Payment of medical expenses related to injuries.

· If a close relative or family breadwinner dies in a road accident, you can claim loss of support.

· The person who paid the funeral costs of the person who died in a car accident. Keep in mind that the expenses are only for the cremation or burial of the deceased.

 

Step-By-Step Guideline How to Start the Claims Process

Step 1: Gather all supporting documents

· A certified copy of the claimant’s or injured person’s identity document. Or a full birth certificate if the person is a minor.

· Valid affidavit by the claimant.

· Official Accident Report and witness statement taken by the SAPS. Additionally, a medical report must be completed by the first treating doctor.

· Evidence of loss of income, such as a payslip.

· Documents certifying all medical expenses incurred.

Additional documentation is needed if the accident victim is deceased

· The post-mortem report or death certificate.

· ID document of the deceased.

· A marriage certificate is required if the claim was made by a spouse.

· Minor children’s unabridged birth certificates.

Step 2: Complete the necessary forms

Available from the Road Accident Fund offices or can be downloaded from their website.

 

RAF 1: Claims for Compensation and Medical Report

This third-party claim form is required to claim compensation for a personal injury. As well as supporting documentation indicated by an asterisk.

 

RAF 3: Accident Report Form

This legal accident reporting form applies when a person is injured or killed in a motor vehicle. To be completed by the owner or driver of the vehicle, including any necessary witness information.

 

RAF 4 Form: Serious Injury Assessment Report

This form must prove that the injury is serious enough to award general damages to the complainant.

 

Step 3: Submit

Once you have completed all the required forms, you will need to submit a copy of your documents and supporting documents to the RAF. Please note that submissions by email are not accepted.

 

Is it Necessary to Appoint a Lawyer to Handle the Claim?

No, it is not; the claimant may submit a direct claim on their own. However, you are free to appoint a lawyer to represent you. Keeping in mind that you are liable for any professional services provided.

When Must You Submit a Claim?

Known Driver

If you know the negligent driver’s name, file the claim within three years after the accident.

Unknown Driver

For a hit-and-run accident, file the claim within two years.

Ensure that all documents are filled in properly and signed accordingly. Once you submit a claim the RAF registers it on its system. The RAF will review and investigate the evidence, and legal proceedings will follow.

For more information, see the detailed guide on the RAF website.

Working Towards Your Goals

Another misconception is that all people in wheelchairs are invalid and that they are not able to participate in many activities. When this is not the reality of many disabled people. The truth is, that there are disabled people that are more active than a large number of abled body people.

The unfortunate reality is that people have this misconception that people in a wheelchair cannot live the life that able-bodied people are able to have. Or if someone has recently been paralysed, they do not realise that they can continue to live life the way that they want to, despite the challenges that they may be facing.
The reality is that with the right set of wheels, you can continue to live, or even begin a life of fun and adventure. A wheelchair is not a death sentence, and you are not limited.

There are still many ways that disabled people can and do achieve their goals, where it is fitness, being out and active in nature, travelling, taking their dog for a walk or even just living a life of independence. It is still possible to continue to work on your goals, whether they are new goals or life long goals.

The Right Set of Wheels

The right set of wheels can make the biggest difference in how you live your life and how you achieve your goals. There are a variety of specially designed wheelchairs that have the purpose of letting you live your life the way you want to. There are chairs for sports and active lifestyles, as well as off-road designs. This is great to enjoy life the way that you want to while still being comfortable. The success comes in when the design allows you to enjoy the mobility you need while ensuring that you are still safe and stable.

Medop

Medop provides a variety of wheelchairs, electric wheelchairs and other high-quality products for disabled people. Be sure to visit their website and get exactly what you need today!

What to Consider When Servicing a Wheelchair

For many people, the security of a reliable mobility device such as a wheelchair is an essential need in their lives, and for these people and their caregivers, knowing what to do when servicing a wheelchair, as well as knowing when to have it done, is a crucial task of theirs. Upkeep is important for wheelchairs and their operators, since a breakdown can be a wholly harrowing affair for anyone reliant on them. So to help you take the stress out of ensuring their lifespan, here are a few key considerations to make when looking to service your mobility device.

Determining How Often a Service is Needed

The frequency at which you will need to service your wheelchair will depend almost entirely on how you use it, and the daily conditions it has to face. In short, the more active you are, the sooner the wheelchair will need a service. To help you determine the right time for yourself, ask these questions:

How often is the wheelchair used outside?

When being used in outdoor spaces, wheelchairs tackle some tough terrain, collect debris and dirt, and generally take strain. If you are taking yours outdoors on a regular basis, then it is best to service it as often and as regularly as possible.

How gently is the wheelchair used?

The way that you use your wheelchair will also have an effect on how long you need to wait for a service. If you tend to ride it with gusto, then you will definitely need to stay on top of your maintenance schedule. If however, you use it fairly gently, you could probably get away with a little more time.

What are the weather conditions like where it is used?

Weather conditions, especially where the wheelchair is used outside, will also effect the frequency at which maintenance should be conducted on it. If for instance, it is consistently raining where you live, your wheelchair will take a beating over time from this, in which case you should pay close attention to maintenance.

Should You go to the Shop or Have a Technician Come to You?

The unique characteristics and challenges of your lifestyle might make it difficult for you to take your wheelchair to a shop to be serviced. Fortunately, many of them account for this and may even come to you so that it can be serviced in the comfort of your own home. This decision will have a lot to do with your preference and ability however.

Contact Medop for Assistance with Your Wheelchair
To find out more about our offers on sales for new wheelchairs, or to have yours repaired or maintained by one of our technicians, contact a representative from Medop cc today, or visit our website for additional details.