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 ReadingQuick Class: How Dynamic Seating Can Help Prevent Wheelchair User Injury
Dynamic Seating can assist with preventing client injury for those who exert sustained or intermittent force against seating components. These forces can lead to pain, joint and bone injuries, and possibly even concussions. Dynamic Seating absorbs forces, preventing these injuries.
Continue ReadingFree CEU: Dynamic Seating, a Series of Case Studies
In this webinar we explore clinical applications of Dynamic Seating through a series of case studies.
Continue ReadingFree CEU: Dynamic Seating: Moving past perceived barriers to provision of needed interventions
Join OT Michelle Lange for Dynamic Seating: Moving past perceived barriers to provision of needed interventions with IACET CEUs provided by iNRRTS as an authorized provider.
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 ReadingAlpine Rehab Conference: Muscle Tone, Tone, Management and Dynamic Seating Intervention
This course will explore muscle tone, implications in wheelchair seating, and interventions. We will start with muscle tone definitions, etiology, pathophysiology, movement disorders, and related diagnoses.
Continue ReadingCanadian Seating and Mobility Conference: Providing Movement for Clinical Benefit
This course will define dynamic seating, as well as the clinical benefits of this intervention. A variety of product options and features will be reviewed to better match these features to a specific client’s needs.
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