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Quick Class: Dynamic Seating Clinical Indicators – Who Can Benefit?
Dynamic seating has many potential applications. Dynamic components absorb and diffuse force, protecting the wheelchair user from injury caused by sustained and/or repeated forces and reducing damage to the seating system and wheelchair.
Continue ReadingQuick Class: Dynamic Seating Maintenance – When to Inspect and Replace Components
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.
Continue ReadingQuick Class: How to Determine Dynamic Footrest Resistance for Wheelchair Seating
The optimal level of resistance is critical to the functioning of Dynamic Footrests. In this Quick Class, we will review how to determine resistance at the telescoping and elevating features.
Continue ReadingQuick Class: How Dynamic Seating Helps Maintain Wheelchair Posture
Explore why clients lose their posture in a wheelchair & how Dynamic Seating can help.
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 ReadingQuick Class: Shear and Dynamic Seating
A primary goal of wheelchair seating and mobility is to reduce Shear forces. Does Dynamic Seating increase Shear? This quick class answers that question.
Continue ReadingQuick Class: How to Choose Dynamic Footrest Movements for Wheelchair Users
Dynamic Footrests provide movement in 3 directions: telescoping downward, knee extension, and ankle plantar flexion. This Quick Class discusses how to determine which movement to select for an individual client.
Continue ReadingQuick Class: How to Assess a Client for Dynamic Seating
It is not typically realistic to trial Dynamic Seating components as the frame may need to be modified. Instead, we can simulate the effects of Dynamic Seating during the assessment to determine if these components are indicated.
Continue ReadingQuick Class: How to Determine Resistance for Dynamic Head Support Hardware
The optimal level of resistance is critical to the functioning of Dynamic Head Support Hardware. In this Quick Class, we will review how to determine resistance based on specific client parameters.
Continue ReadingQuick Class: How to Determine Dynamic Rocker Back Resistance for Wheelchair Seating
The optimal level of resistance is critical to the functioning of a Dynamic Back. In this Quick Class, we will review how to determine if the resistance is too firm, too soft, or just right.
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