Resources

Arthritis is a condition that causes pain and restricts mobility and diminishes quality of life. 1 in 5 Canadian live every day with Arthritis and there is no cure. At MEDIChair, we carry a wide assortment of products to help make regular activities easier.  

To find out more about Arthritis, please visit https://arthritis.ca/

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an incurable inherited disorder, mainly affecting the lungs and digestive system. In the lungs, where the effects of the disease are most devastating, CF causes increasingly severe respiratory problems. In the digestive tract, CF often results in extreme difficulty in digesting adequate nutrients from food.

To find out more about Cystic Fibrosis, please visit https://www.cysticfibrosis.ca/

Diabetes is a chronic disease that impairs the body’s ability to use food properly. Normally, glucose, a form of sugar produced when starches and sugar are digested, is burned as fuel to supply the body with energy. This process, turning food into energy, is called metabolism.

To find out more about Diabetes, please visit http://www.diabetes.ca/

Incontinence is the loss of bladder and/or bowel control. Urinary incontinence is a condition that affects an estimated 12 to 20 million Canadians and Americans at some time in their life. Incontinence may be partial or complete. It may be temporary or a continuing condition. Contrary to popular belief, incontinence is not a disease. It is a symptom of an underlying physical condition. Incontinence can almost always either be cured, treated or successfully managed.

To find out more about Incontinence, please visit http://www.canadiancontinence.ca/

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). It interferes with the brain’s ability to control such functions as seeing, walking and talking, etc. MS is referred to as “multiple” because many scattered areas of the brain and spinal cord are affected. Multiple Sclerosis is called “sclerosis” because the disease involves “sclerosed” or hardened tissue in damaged areas of the brain and spinal cord.

Multiple Sclerosis is the most common central nervous system disease among young adults in Canada. Thousands of Canadians have MS and closely related disorders.

To find out more about Multiple Sclerosis, please visit https://mssociety.ca/

The terms Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson's Syndrome, Parkinsonism and Parkinson’s are often used interchangeably for a chronic brain disorder with features of tremor, slow movements and stiffness of muscles. Parkinson’s is more common over the age of 55, but it can occur in younger people as well. The frequency of Parkinson’s increases in older people. Men and women are equally affected. Today, in Canada, there are approximately 100,000 people suffering with Parkinson’s and more than half of them are diagnosed before retirement age. 

To find out more about Parkinson’s Disease, please visit https://www.parkinson.ca/

Spinal Cord Injury can result in paralysis. It may be present in two or four limbs. Paraplegia is the paralysis of the lower extremities. Quadriplegia is the paralysis of all extremities. An estimated 30,000 Canadians live with a spinal cord injury. Each year, about 1,000 Canadians sustain damage to their spinal cord.

To find out more about Spinal Cord injury, please visit https://sci-bc.ca/

The term Muscular Dystrophy covers over 40 separate neuromuscular diseases which have in common the progressive and irreversible wasting of muscle tissue. Some of these diseases are known as dystrophies, the wasting of the muscles from within themselves. Others are atrophies, wasting arising from a disorder originating in the nerve system which causes loss of the ability to use muscles.

To find out more about Muscular Dystrophy, please visit http://muscle.ca/