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Mobility equipment guides, advice, and practical support in New Zealand
Explore practical buying guides, safety advice, and everyday support articles from MoveSmart. Our guides are designed to help people, families, and carers choose the right mobility equipment with more confidence.
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Understand product options, comfort features, and practical considerations before you choose mobility equipment.
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Continence and Night-Time Toileting: Practical Equipment for the Bedroom and Bathroom
A practical guide to continence and night-time toileting equipment, including bedside commodes, urinal bottles, toilet supports, bed pads and safer bedroom-to-bathroom setup.
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Grab Rails, Bath Rails & Bed Levers: Choosing the Right Support at Home
Compare fixed grab rails, suction handrails, clamp-on bath rails and bed levers, with practical advice on where each support style works best.
Mobility Scooter & Wheelchair Tyres and Tubes: Choosing the Right Size
A practical NZ guide to choosing mobility scooter and wheelchair tyres and inner tubes, including size markings, ETRTO, solid vs pneumatic and valve types.
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Furniture Raisers for Beds and Chairs: How to Choose the Right Type and Height
A practical guide to choosing furniture raisers for beds, chairs and sofas, including height, leg and castor fit, stability and transfer safety.
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Fall Prevention at Home: Practical Equipment and Safer Everyday Setup
Reducing falls usually means improving several small risks rather than buying one product. This guide covers practical home setup, walking aids, bathrooms, toilets, steps and night-time mobility.
Bed & Body Positioning Guide: Wedges, Pillows and Supports Explained
Bed wedges, body pillows, knee cushions and positioning supports all solve different problems. This guide explains how to choose between them and links the main iCare options.
How to Set Up a Walking Stick, Cane or Crutch Correctly
A practical guide to fitting walking sticks, canes and forearm crutches, including handle height, which side to use, cuff position, ferrules and gait advice.
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How to Set Up a Walker or Rollator Correctly
A practical guide to setting up walking frames, wheeled walkers and rollators, covering handle height, posture, brakes, seats and OT/physio best practice.
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Pressure-Relief Cushion vs Ordinary Seat Cushion: What’s the Difference?
Comfort and pressure relief are not the same. Compare ordinary cushions with dedicated pressure-care options, including iCare Supporta, ThermoPad, bariatric and Reform seating.
Commode Chair Buying Guide NZ: Bedside, Shower and Wheeled Options Explained
Compare bedside commodes, folding and heavy-duty commode chairs, wheeled shower commodes and 3-in-1 commode wheelchairs to choose practical toileting support.
Bedroom Furniture for Home Care: Overbed Tables, Bedside Commodes and Practical Setup
A practical guide to bedroom furniture for home care, including overbed tables, bedside commodes, room layout and choosing equipment that fits the person and space.
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