Preserving Joint Integrity through Dynamic Seating
Daniel is a teenage boy with the diagnoses of cerebral palsy and seizures. He has significantly high muscle tone and has had varied success with tone management over the years. If his feet are not strapped to the footplates, he extends at his knees and his feet are then hanging far in front of the footplates. This increases the turning radius of the wheelchair, places his lower legs at risk of injury, and leads to a loss of position of his pelvis. As a result, his feet have been strapped into shoeholders for most of his life. This positioning has kept his feet on the footplates, but has created other issues.
Continue ReadingUsing Multiple Dynamic Seating Components on a Wheelchair
Dynamic components can be used individually, however combining these components can often maximize the impact Dynamic Seating can make and better meet the client’s needs.
Continue ReadingInternational Seating Symposium: Dynamic Seating – Diverse Applications: a series of Case Studies
International Seating Symposium – Pittsburgh, PA – 2/1/22 11:30am
Continue ReadingMuscle Tone: Definitions, Etiology, Pathophysiology and Related Diagnoses
This course discusses muscle tone: definitions, etiology, and pathophysiology. People with increase muscle tone may also have movement disorders and reflexive responses. Diagnoses where increased muscle tone is common will also be presented.
Continue ReadingDynamic Seating Interventions for Tone and Movement
The 3rd course in our Muscle Tone, Tone, Management and Dynamic Seating Intervention (link to first) presents the use of Dynamic Seating in people with increased muscle tone and movement disorders.
Continue ReadingMuscle Tone and Movement Disorders: Challenges with Wheelchair Seating
As the second course in our Muscle Tone, Tone, Management and Dynamic Seating Intervention series, this course discusses common wheelchair seating challenges present in people with increased muscle tone and movement disorders.
Continue ReadingLinds Rehabilitation Equipment: Dynamic Seating for Clients with Increased Muscle Tone
Linds Rehabilitation Equipment, VIC, Australia – 11/30/21 8:15pm ET
Continue ReadingLC Seating: Dynamic Seating – 3 Part Webinar Series
3 part webinar series: Muscle Tone: Definitions, Etiology, Pathophysiology and Related Diagnoses 10/7/21, Muscle Tone and Movement Disorders: Challenges with Wheelchair Seating 10/14/21, Dynamic Seating Interventions for Tone and Movement 10/20/21
Continue ReadingMovement at the Ankle – Dynamic Footrest Plantar / Dorsi Flexion Option
When seated in a wheelchair and the lower extremity is extended, extension may be seen at the hip, knee, and even ankle (plantar flexion).
Continue ReadingQuick Class: Dynamic Seating – Maintenance
Most items need a certain level of maintenance. What about Dynamic Seating components? The answer is, “Yes!” All that force and movement will, eventually, wear down the elastomers. Depending on the degree of force and frequency of movement, the elastomers may have to be changed more frequently for some clients than for others.
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