Dynamic Stories
Amanda “Rocks” Her Wheelchair for a Walk – an interview with Tamara Kittelson-Aldred
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS Tamara Kittelson-Aldred, M.S., OTR/L, ATP/SMS is an Occupational Therapist in Montana who has been practicing for more than 40 years! She has been using Dynamic Seating with the clients she serves for 10 – 15 years now. Tamara and I talked about her experiences with Dynamic Seating, particularly with one…
Continue ReadingPhillip: an update on Dynamic Seating and Supporting Movement
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS Phillip is a 61 year old man who resides at the Mary Campbell Center in Wilmington, DE. We featured Phillip in a blog in October of 2017. I had the opportunity to work with Phillip in May of 2017 and recommended Dynamic Seating components at the knees, back, and…
Continue ReadingTop 10 Seating Dynamic Blogs of 2018
Check out the top blogs from 2018 on Dynamic Seating topics from head positioning to documenting pain to new client stories and tools.
Continue ReadingDynamic Stories: Eddie and the Broken Wheelchair
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS One day while looking at the Seating Dynamics YouTube channel, I came across a video of a young man named Eddie using a dynamic back. We were able to contact his Mom, Megan, who was kind enough to speak with me by phone. Eddie is a 16 year old…
Continue ReadingDynamic Stories: Kylie’s Shoes
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS Kylie and I have known each other for a long time. This young woman lives in Wyoming and works in the theatre. Kylie has cerebral palsy and has used a power wheelchair and speech generating device since a young age. She has recently started using dynamic seating. I spoke…
Continue ReadingDynamic Stories: An Interview with Robert’s Parents
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS Robert is a Dynamic Seating old-timer. This 27 year old man has been using Dynamic Seating for about 10 years now. I had the privilege of speaking with Robert’s parents, Jeffrey and Mary Elizabeth, on the phone recently.
Continue ReadingDynamic Stories: Time to Rock and Not Roll
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS Phillip is a mover and a shaker – literally! This adult with developmental disabilities likes to move. He lives at a residential facility in Delaware. Years of rocking in his manual wheelchairs have left a trail of destruction. He has broken seating systems, mounting hardware, and wheelchair frames as…
Continue ReadingDynamic Stories: An interview with Daniel’s Mom
Daniel is a 17 year old young man with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. He has been successfully using dynamic seating for over 5 years now. He started with a Kids Rock dynamic manual wheelchair. He currently uses a tilt in space manual wheelchair with a dynamic rocker back and dynamic footrests. I sat down…
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