NASCIC Presents Meet ProBed Medical and the Freedom Bed

Introducing our new NASCIC sponsored partner, ProBed Medical, designer of the Freedom Bed, an automated turning bed built for people living with spinal cord injury and other conditions that limit independent movement at home.

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About ProBed Medical

ProBed Medical is the company behind the Freedom Bed, an automated lateral rotation bed designed for people who cannot reposition themselves through the night. The product was developed to address a specific reality of life with a spinal cord injury or similar condition, the cycle of being woken every few hours for manual repositioning, and the impact that cycle has on the person in the bed and on the family member or aide doing the turning.

ProBed operates from two locations, ProBed Medical Technologies Inc. in Abbotsford, British Columbia and ProBed Medical USA Inc. in Sumas, Washington. The Freedom Bed is in use in homes across North America and is featured by partner organizations in the disability and neurological care community.

NASCIC welcomed ProBed as a sponsor in late 2025, and this page introduces them to our members. Future content with ProBed, including an educational video conversation, will live alongside this page as it is produced.

What the Freedom Bed Addresses

Nighttime repositioning. Programmable lateral rotation keeps the body in motion through the night without anyone having to enter the room.
Pressure injury risk. Built around the clinical rationale for frequent position changes, with the goal of reducing skin breakdown over long sleep periods.
Sleep continuity. Quiet, gradual turning is designed to let the person in the bed stay asleep rather than waking with each repositioning.
Care partner workload. Family members and overnight aides spend less of the night handling turn schedules, which changes how the household sleeps.
Care at home, not in an institution. The Freedom Bed is built for the home setting, supporting people whose plan keeps them out of inpatient or long-term care.
Independence and dignity. Automating overnight repositioning gives the person more privacy and a more typical sleep routine than scheduled manual turns allow.

Watch the Freedom Bed

A short introduction to the Freedom Bed from ProBed Medical. More videos in ProBed’s video library. A NASCIC conversation with ProBed is planned and will be added to this page when it is recorded.

Stories From the ProBed Community

Member Testimonials

Letters from families using the Freedom Bed at home, including a recent piece from the parents of a young adult living with a C4 complete spinal cord injury. Read the testimonials at pro-bed.com.

Featured Story, Jimmy

ProBed’s featured profile of Jimmy and his family, sharing how the Freedom Bed reshaped their overnight routine and caregiving rhythm. Read Jimmy’s story.

Video Library

Product demonstrations, user perspectives, and clinical context from ProBed’s own video collection. Browse the ProBed videos.

ProBed at a Glance

ProBed Medical designs, manufactures, and distributes the Freedom Bed, with engineering and operations in Canada and a sales and service presence in the United States. ProBed works directly with families, clinicians, and rehabilitation programs to place the bed in homes where automated overnight repositioning is part of the care plan.

NASCIC members and care partners can reach ProBed through the contact details below, and the team is happy to talk through whether the Freedom Bed is a fit for a specific situation.

ProBed Contact

Zachary Plummer

zacharyp@pro-bed.com

1-800-816-8243

pro-bed.com

ProBed Medical USA Inc.

446 Harrison Street, #83A
Sumas, WA 98295

ProBed Medical Technologies Inc.

#602, 30930 Wheel Avenue
Abbotsford, BC V2T 6G7

Sponsorship disclosure

This introductory article is produced as part of a sponsorship partnership between ProBed Medical and the North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium (NASCIC). NASCIC provides this content as an educational resource for the SCI community and does not endorse any specific commercial product or medical device. Individuals should consult their healthcare provider to determine whether the Freedom Bed is appropriate for their situation.

Learn More About ProBed Medical

Visit ProBed’s website for product details, testimonials, and contact information, or read more sponsored conversations and educational pieces on the NASCIC blog.