Applications by Body Location
Alex – 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).
Continue ReadingNewly Designed Dynamic Footrests! It’s all about the Pivot Point!
Dynamic Seating components are designed to move with a client. A great deal of design goes into these components to ensure the product responds to client forces and maintains client position.
Continue ReadingNow Available: Lateral Knee Pad for Dynamic Footrest
Seating Dynamics is excited to offer a new product, a Lateral Knee Pad for our Dynamic Footrests!
Continue ReadingStatic Wheelchair Footrests: special circumstances
Why does the world need another static footrest hanger? While manual and power wheelchairs come with a variety of available footrests, standard footrests do not meet the needs of everyone. This one adjusts to meet those needs.
Continue ReadingHow to Determine Which Dynamic Footrest Movements are Indicated for an Individual?
Dynamic Footrests provide up to three types of movement – a telescoping downward movement, knee extension, and plantar/dorsi flexion.
Continue ReadingPreserving 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.
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