Applications by Body Location
Positioning the Head: some general strategies
Many wheelchair users have decreased head control and may sit with the head in a suboptimal position. An upright and aligned head position is critical for vision, breathing and swallow. Numerous strategies may be employed to optimize head control and position.
Continue ReadingComplex Head Position, Dynamic Seating, and Funding!
We answer a question about concern for funding approval for a dynamic head support when client has broken multiple headrests to date.
Continue ReadingFAQ: What Happens to Posture with Hip Extension?
In a recent Seating Dynamics webinar, Maintaining Posture by Providing Movement, OT Michelle Lange asks the participants to extend at their hips while sitting and to note what changed in their posture.
Continue ReadingNew Feature on our Dynamic Footrests: Footplate Rotation!
Dynamic Footrests feature 4 distinct movements, telescoping, knee extension, ankle plantar/dorsi flexion and now footplate rotation!
Continue ReadingGoodbye Static Head Support Hardware, Hello Dynamic!
Seating Dynamics has decided to discontinue the Static Head Support Hardware in February of 2025. Find out why.
Continue ReadingAlex – keep those wheels on the floor!
In this blog, we shall explore solutions for clients whose strong movements are actually lifting the casters right off the floor.
Continue ReadingDynamic Rocker Back interface – Factors which contribute to elastomer wear Part 1
How do the Elastomers in the Dynamic Rocker Back interface work? Let’s start with Seating Dynamics DRBi elastomer basics.
Continue ReadingDynamic Footrests: Alex needs movement, force diffusion, and stability
In our last two blogs , we met Alex, a young woman who has very forceful and large movements as well as increased muscle tone.
Continue ReadingDynamic Rocker Back Interface – Indicators that the elastomers need to be changed Part 2
The elastomers in a Dynamic Rocker Back interface (DRBi) are designed to absorb client forces, store force as energy, and use that energy to return the client to upright sitting.
Continue ReadingReview of Hip Musculature and Impact of Dynamic Back Design
A whopping 21 muscles cross the hip – and I’m absolutely certain I can’t name them all. These muscles provide movement in 3 planes and provide stability between the femur and acetabulum (the hip joint).
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