Increased Agitation Archives | Seating Dynamics

Jozie – Reducing Resistance to Allow Rocking

Jozie is a 3 1/2 year old girl with the diagnosis of epilepsy and West Syndrome (also known as infantile spasms syndrome).

Alex – Accommodating Large, Forceful Movements in a Wheelchair

Check out this Dynamic Seating Case study on large, forceful movements in a wheelchair.

Thulfeqar – The Need to Move in an Ultralight Manual Wheelchair

Thulfeqar is a young man with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Find out how Dynamic Seating allows his movement while preserving his Ultralight Manual Wheelchair.

Darcy – Reducing Agitation and Providing Sensory Input through Movement

See how a Dynamic Rocker Back has not only satisfied Darcy’s need to rock in his wheelchair, but improved safety, sitting tolerance, function and decreased equipment breakage.

Dyllie – Maintaining Position and Increasing Seating Tolerance Down Under

Dyllie is a 25 year old man with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy who has been using Seating Dynamics Dynamic Footrests, Dynamic Rocker Back, and Dynamic Head Support Hardware for 8 months at the time of this case study.

Ashley – Dynamic Seating: Dystonia & Equipment Breakage

Ashley is a 35 year old woman with the diagnoses of cerebral palsy and dystonia. She exhibits large and forceful movements (dystonia) which have led to leg injury and wheelchair damage.

John – Equipment Breakage and a Two-Pronged Approach

John was shaken as a baby and has a brain injury, hydrocephalus, and uncontrolled seizures (Lennox Gestaut syndrome). Learn how Dynamic Seating helps him move, stay safe and reduce equipment breakage to his wheelchair.

Faith – Seeking Movement

Faith is a 9-year-old girl with diagnoses including brain injury, cerebral palsy, seizures and blindness. She loves sensory input, including rocking in her manual wheelchair.

Amanda – Providing Controlled and Safe Movement in a Wheelchair

Amanda has a diagnosis of spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and loves to rock. Dynamic Seating allows her controlled and safe movement in a wheelchair.

Phillip – A Case Study of Dynamic Seating Used to Provide Movement

Phillip is an adult with developmental disabilities. He lives at the Mary Campbell Center in Wilmington, DE. He has increased muscle tone throughout his body. Phillip is non-ambulatory and nonverbal. He seeks out movement and tends to rock with his entire body in his manual wheelchair for much of the day.