SideStix http://sidestix.com : First Sports Crutch with attachable ‘feet’ for a variety of terrains Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:01:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Turning Pain to Gain http://sidestix.com/993/ http://sidestix.com/993/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:03:15 +0000 Kerith http://sidestix.com/?p=993

Q & A with Sarah Doherty

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Going the distance: Amputee develops innovative sports crutch

]]> http://sidestix.com/982/feed/ 0 Sarah is awarded the Boston University – Occupational Therapy Alumni Award, for developing SideStix! http://sidestix.com/sarah-is-awarded-the-boston-university-occupational-therapy-alumni-award-for-developing-sidestix/ http://sidestix.com/sarah-is-awarded-the-boston-university-occupational-therapy-alumni-award-for-developing-sidestix/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 00:58:31 +0000 Kerith http://sidestix.com/?p=977 Karen Jacobs, EdD OTR/L of Boston University, Sargent College, awards Sarah Doherty the Occupational Therapy Alumni Award, for developing SideStix!
Sarah receives Alumni Award.

Sarah receives Alumni Award.


The Award Certificate.

The Award Certificate.

]]> http://sidestix.com/sarah-is-awarded-the-boston-university-occupational-therapy-alumni-award-for-developing-sidestix/feed/ 2 SideStix is at the AOTA Conference in Florida http://sidestix.com/sidestix-is-at-the-aota-conference-in-florida/ http://sidestix.com/sidestix-is-at-the-aota-conference-in-florida/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:34:48 +0000 Kerith http://sidestix.com/?p=972 Sarah & Kerith are representing SideStix at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference in Orlando Florida.
The exhibition hall opened yesterday evening (Thursday 29th April) after a rousing opening ceremony that had the floor (literally) rocking!

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www.sidestix.com/forum

TIA!

]]> http://sidestix.com/sidestix-forum-goes-live-please-join-post/feed/ 0 SideStix has new digs! http://sidestix.com/sidestix-has-new-digs/ http://sidestix.com/sidestix-has-new-digs/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:44:06 +0000 Kerith http://sidestix.com/?p=956 SideStix assembly & shipping has a new home!

We now have a workshop on the Sunshine Coast that provides ample space to assemble, test & ship SideStix & accessories.

Component manufacturing is carried out at Foreman CNC machine shop on Vancouver Island and the components are then transported to the Sunshine Coast where the SideStix are customized to individual user’s preferences & dimensions.

]]> http://sidestix.com/sidestix-has-new-digs/feed/ 0 SideStix Ventures Inc. opens for business! http://sidestix.com/sidestix-ventures-inc-opens-for-business/ http://sidestix.com/sidestix-ventures-inc-opens-for-business/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:43:31 +0000 Kerith http://sidestix.com/?p=953 On Wednesday 10th March, 2010, we opened for business, with a full line-up of products and a shopping cart system that accepts all major credit cards.

It’s been quite a journey to get to this point, and no doubt there will be ‘bugs’ to contend with, however the systems are in place and Sidestix are being shipped!

]]> http://sidestix.com/sidestix-ventures-inc-opens-for-business/feed/ 1 The first small-batch production run of SideStix is completed. http://sidestix.com/the-first-small-batch-production-run-of-sidestix-is-completed/ http://sidestix.com/the-first-small-batch-production-run-of-sidestix-is-completed/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:32:22 +0000 Kerith http://sidestix.com/?p=950 In early March, 2010, Foreman CNC in Victoria, BC, completed manufacturing components for 100 pairs of SideStix & accessories.

Just as SideStix are evolving, so too is the production process and every component is optimized for maximum manufacturing efficiency together with absolute uncompromising quality. For example, the shock absorber assembly and foot assembly components are machine to tolerances of less than two thousandths of an inch!

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We received excellent feedback and have made some changes to SideStix – to accommodate those suggestions.

SideStix is an end-user driven product and it will continue to evolve and improve.

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