Pain in People Using Wheelchairs – Prevalence, Cause and Interventions
Wheeled seating and mobility is designed to support a person in an optimal position within a dependent or independent mobility base. Optimal positioning may be defined as orthopedic alignment, body symmetry in multiple planes, pressure distribution or increased function. Another measure of optimal positioning within a wheelchair is comfort – otherwise referred to as the lack or reduction of pain. Prolonged sitting can lead to pain, particularly in certain wheelchair users.
Movement and Neuroplasticity
Movement in a seating system and mobility device is essential for neuroplasticity in the neurologically challenged client. I have worked…
Let’s Get Moving! Providing Movement Within a Wheelchair Seating System
One disadvantage of wheelchair seating is that it doesn’t move. As a result, the child doesn’t move – unless they…
Dynamic Seating: The Results are In!
Dynamic seating has always been an area of interest for me. Before any specific product options were available, we were…
Enhancing Development with Dynamic Components
This article will discuss the concepts of how and why dynamic components on seating systems and wheelchair frames enhance a…
Dynamic Seating
According to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, Yin and Yang are “opposite contrary forces that are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent…