Course Overview

Movement is an important clinical consideration for many wheelchair users, especially when a static seating system limits their ability to move while maintaining alignment and support. In this Quick Class, Michelle Lange explains how dynamic seating allows movement at areas such as the hips, knees, ankles, and neck while helping the user remain connected to the seating support surfaces. The course also explores the sensory benefits of movement, including improved alertness, comfort, sitting tolerance, and participation. Viewers will learn how dynamic seating may support active range of motion, sensory regulation, postural stability, and overall function.

Course Objectives

• After completing this Quick Class, viewers will be able to:
• Explain why movement is an important clinical indicator for dynamic seating.
• Describe the limitations of static wheelchair seating during active movement.
• Understand how dynamic seating can allow movement while maintaining contact with support surfaces.
• Identify potential benefits of movement, including improved alertness, comfort, sitting tolerance, and function.
• Explain how active movement may support muscle strength and range of motion.
• Describe how movement can provide tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular sensory input.
• Understand how movement may help reduce agitation and support sensory regulation.
• Explain how rocking and other movement-seeking behaviors can affect wheelchair equipment and stability.
• Recognize how dynamic seating may help individuals who actively seek movement throughout the day.