Interviews with Wareologie
4 videos • 20 views • by Wareologie™ creator of Portable Parallel Bars™ Disability Network Eastern Michigan gets a first-hand look at the @wareologie Portable Parallel Bars which may help people overcome barriers in accessing physical rehabilitation. The Wareologie Portable Parallel Bars are an FDA device designed to facilitate ambulation in the safety, privacy, and convenience of a patient's room or home. Chapters 0:00 DNEM Intro and Disclaimer 0:56 Setup of Wareologie Portable Parallel Bars 1:41 Wareologie Overview 3:42 Wareologie Portable Parrallel Bars Demo with Cheryl Angelelli 6:10 Cheryl Angelelli Interview 8:41 DNEM Mission and Vision Statements Transcript (incomplete due to character limitations): Voiceover describes Gina Adams motions while setting up the Wareologie Portable Parallel Bars. (Voiceover) The video now switches to a scene of Jeffrey interviewing Gina Adams. (Jeffrey) Welcome back to @DNEMichigan's YouTube Channel. I’m Jeffrey Astrein. Today we have a very special guest from Wareologie, Gina Adams. (Gina) Hello Jeffrey. Hi, thank you for having me. (Jeffrey) Thank you so much for being here. Can you tell me a little bit about Wareologie and these portable bars? (Gina) Certainly, Wareologie develops hardware for rehabilitation to improve access and help restore levels of independence so people can engage in place. We were founded in 2019. We are a woman owned certified business based here in Eastern Michigan. And we were contracted to design and commercialize portable parallel bars on wheels to help improve access to physical therapy and recovery. (Jeffrey) So how does this improve accessibility? Can you tell me a little bit? (Gina) So originally, we stepped up to a call to action during the pandemic. We know that accessing physical therapy can be really overwhelming. And it turns out 90 million physical therapy appointments are missed annually. So we were looking at how we can assist skilled nursing facilities that have quarantined and isolated patients that were suffering from immobilization. So many people might be familiar with stationary parallel bars. We designed our bars to weigh less than 60 pounds and fold in less than a minute; and have wheels so you can deliver therapy directly to the patient's bedside, whether in a hospital or home. (Jeffrey) I think that's amazing as far as an accessibility standpoint. Let's check out how they work and we’ll see them in motion with a very special guest, Cheryl. Voiceover Describes Cheryl's motions on the Wareologie Parallel Bars. (Voiceover) The video switches to a new clip of Jeffrey interviewing Cheryl Angelelli. (Jeffrey) Cheryl, can you tell me a little bit about your story? (Cheryl) Sure. Growing up I was pretty much an athlete my entire life. My sport was competitive swimming. And while I was training with my swim team, our coach had us doing a new racing dive in the shallow end of the pool, and I hit my head at the bottom of the pool doing a racing dive, and it resulted in a C6 incomplete spinal cord injury, but certainly didn't let it stop me from doing all of the things that I've been able to accomplish in my life. I got back into the water and became a four-time Paralympic medalist in swimming and now I do competitive wheelchair ballroom dancing. (Jeffrey) What was your impression of the Wareologie Portable Bars? (Cheryl) So today was my first day trying them out. It was very exciting. In my home, it's very important to weight bear (weight-bearing), obviously for all your organs to function properly, to prevent osteoporosis. So when I'm at home, I'm able to stand and be stationary but the bars today allowed me to be able to take steps and to walk which is a lot more exciting than just being able to stand up. (Jeffrey) What would the Wareologie Portable Bars have done for you back when you acquired your disability, if I may ask? (Cheryl) So, when I first had my injury, I was in a halo for about three and a half months. I was completely immobile. I had these bars that were pinned into my head and a big brace and it was very difficult to move. So I think that things would have been great if they could have brought the therapy into my room instead of me having to go to the gym because it was so difficult and I was so immobile at the time. (Jeffrey) How could the Wareologie Portable Bars help you today? (Cheryl) Well like I said, I mean it's amazing to be able to walk and take steps, you know, at my own home, I'm not able to do that, you know, unless I'm holding on to the walls or the countertops, which isn't exactly safe. So this felt like a very safe environment for me to be able to take steps in. (Jeffrey) So does this feel like a step forward in accessibility? (Cheryl) No pun intended, but yes, it's a step forward. (Jeffrey) Well, thank you so much for being here and tuning in. If you want more information on @wareologie, please check out their website at https://www.wareologie.com/ Music by Scott Zanni.