Rehacare is one of the world’s leading international trade fairs for rehabilitation, prevention, care and inclusion. It takes place annually in Dusseldorf, Germany.  Rehacare is a comprehensive information and communication hub for people with disabilities, with need of nursing care, for the elderly and the chronically ill people. Whether mobility and daily living aids, outpatient or inpatient care aids, communication equipment, barrier-free living concepts or sports, travel and leisure ideas, visitors to Rehacare will find everything under one roof.  It forms an ideal platform and communication and information gathering place for industry leaders, innovative newcomers of products and services as well as for social organizations, self-help groups and non-profit institutions that want to received detailed information regarding the latest developments, products, services and trends of the industry, to develop new business relationships and to establish business contacts. A rich program with a congress, various forums and topic areas and a world for children complete its appeal.

This year, Rehacare ran from 4-7 October.

We attended Rehacare to investigate more of the latest developments in products and services in rehab.

There was some amazing technology on display and over three days, we got to explore most of it!

Here are just some of the products that caught our attention…

Testing out the new SEM – from ORFOMED – new strength for weak hands… amazing!  A microprocessor-controlled hand orthosis.

Interactive standing is always a much better idea!

What’s new in bed options?…

Multi use of a Carrot car seat!

Intelligent Motion – Hirob – a rehabilitation robot enabling unique movement therapy

Motomed – enabling active – passive arm and leg movement