Parkinsonâs disease is a degenerative illness of the nervous system that results in loss of intentional movement and impaired motor functioning. Parkinsonâs disease symptoms affects smooth, natural movements of the body, and can make it hard to perform everyday tasks like speaking properly, walking, swallowing and sleeping.
A standing frame, also known as a standing aid or stander, is specifically designed for wheelchair users. This alternative positioning device helps to support all kinds of physically challenged individuals with mild to severe disabilities, including paraplegia and quadriplegia.
frame (freÉªm) n 1. an open structure that gives shape and support to something, such as the transverse stiffening ribs of a ship's hull or an aircraft's fuselage or the skeletal beams and uprights of a building 2. an enclosing case or border into which something is fitted: the frame of a picture.