Comfort vs. Pain in Funding Documentation
If I go to the doctor for any reason, someone on staff always asks if I am in pain and, if so, what level of pain I’m in. Pain is a big deal. Beginning in the 1990’s, increased attention was given to pain and it was even dubbed the ‘fifth vital sign.”
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Dynamic Seating, a webinar, was presented by Suzanne Payne Eason, OT/L for NRRTS on 4/20/16.
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Dynamic Seating, a webinar, was presented by Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS for Numotion.
Continue ReadingEnhancing Development with Dynamic Components
Suzanne Eason, OT/L – NRRTS Directions
This article will discuss the concepts of how & why dynamic components on seating systems and wheelchair frames enhance development via neuroplasticity.
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Dee Dee Freney, OTR/L, ATP and Keith Schwartz, MA, ATP – NRRTS Directions
The balance of stability and movement is key to function. Dynamic Seating can facilitate this through supports.
Continue ReadingNordic Seating Symposium: Dynamic Seating – creating possibilities
Nordic Seating Symposium, 2015 Oslo, Norway Dynamic Seating – creating possibilities Tomas Collin
Continue ReadingNuFair Salisbury: Dynamic Seating: Principles and Practices for Clients with Neurological Diagnoses
NuFair, Salisbury, MD, 2015 Salisbury, MD Dynamic Seating: Principles and Practices for Clients with Neurological Diagnoses Barbara Crane, PhD, PT, ATP/SMS
Continue ReadingInternational Seating Symposium: Using Seating to Enhance Movement of the Body in a Wheelchair
International Seating Symposium, 2015 Nashville, TN Using Seating to Enhance Movement of the Body in a Wheelchair Jessica Presperin Pedersen, MBA, OTR/L, ATP/SMS Suzanne Eason, OT/L www.iss.pitt.edu/ISS_Pre/Iss_Pre_Doc/ISS_2015.pdf, p. 319-321 Effects of Dynamic Wheelchair Seating on Pressure, Motion, and PropulsionBarbara Crane, PhD, PT, ATP/SMS www.iss.pitt.edu/ISS_Pre/Iss_Pre_Doc/ISS_2015.pdf, p. 159
Continue ReadingRESNA Position on the Application of Wheelchairs, Seating Systems, and Secondary Supports for Positioning vs. Restraint
Dynamic Seating also requires the use of secondary supports, including Pelvic Positioning Belts and Foot straps. These secondary supports may be misconstrued as restraints. This Position Paper provides clinical guidelines, a summary of available research, and a comprehensive overview of relevant policies. This Position Paper can be helpful in ensuring that a client’s positional needs…
Continue ReadingPre-2015 Seminars
Pre-2015 Seminars Please see our Literature Review, which includes presentations prior this year.
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