”IF SOMETHING IS HARD FOR YOU, COME AND PLAY HANDBALL”

shop-mgr2023-01-06T09:09:46+08:00 Rikke Nielsen wished there was a handball team where her daughter Magda, who has Down’s syndrome, could play. This made her start Aalborg Kidz, a handball team for kids with developmental delays. We asked Rikke Nielsen, what the formula is for starting a sports team by yourself for disabled children? ”Why are there no handball teams in regular handball clubs, that Magda can join?” wondered Rikke Nielsen, trainer of Aalborg Kidz and mother of Magda, who has Downs’ syndrome. Magda had tried different services offered by the city, but she wanted to join a team in a sports club. So Rikke Nielsen,...

BRING MOTIVATION BACK FROM BEITOSTØLEN

shop-mgr2023-01-06T09:12:17+08:00 At Beitostølen HealthSports Centre in Norway, the staff works to promote joy in training and movement for children and adults with functional limitations. The staff at Beitostølen hopes to give users renewed motivation to be active at home as well.  Beitostølen HealthSports Centre in Norway is not the first place you go after surgery and in the following rehabilitation phase. On the other hand, it is a place where many people with functional limitations come, when they have a hard time finding the motivation and desire for physical training. ”You usually come to Beitostølen to get a boost and a push in...

”LEISURE FOR EVERYONE” – PROJECT WITH TREAX PADS

shop-mgr2023-01-06T09:12:45+08:00 The municipality of Sandnes in southern Norway has decided to focus on welfare technology in treatment of children with disabilities. This has led to the project  ”Leisure for Everyone”. With financial support from the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the municipality of Sandnes initiated the project “Leisure for Everyone”. The project aims to investigate different types of assistive technology that can help disabled children participate in leisure activities. The project was launched in October 2016, and has been granted permission to continue until October 2018. The municipality has chosen to use part of the funding to buy four sets of  Treax Pads with mounting...

FIVE GOOD WAYS TO TRAIN IN WATER

shop-mgr2023-01-06T09:13:00+08:00 Training in water is especially good if you suffer from physical stress or injuries. For persons with cerebral palsy, water training can be a very good supplement to other training methods, as it is easier on joints and bones. And water has the added positive effect that exercises you usually do on land are more effective in water because of the water’s resistance. So there can be many advantages to moving your training to the swimming pool. Ordinary swimming is, of course, very good training, but other training exercises can also be done in water. Water can help children with...

AARHUS MUNICIPALITY BUYS EIGHT SETS OF TREAX PADS

shop-mgr2023-01-06T09:18:07+08:00 Last year Aarhus Municipality bought eight sets of Treax Pads for four senior community centres and four care homes in one of the local areas.  Treax Pads were chosen because several physiotherapist requested this innovative assistive technology, which can be used by both wheelchair users and people who can stand.  Therapists from the four community centres and four care homes in a local area in Aarhus Municipality had, during the year, each written their own wish list for purchase of training instruments. Treax Pads received much attention. At the end of the year, the local area in Aarhus was granted funding...