Combining Dynamic Seating Components for increased impact
Seating Dynamics Dynamic Rocker Back interface, Dynamic Footrests, and Dynamic Head Support Hardware can be combined to provide movement in…
Dynamic Seating for Wheelchairs – Dynamic Components in Motion
Seating Dynamics offers a Dynamic Rocker Back Interface, Dynamic Footrests and Dynamic Head Support Hardware which are compatible with most…
Dynamic Head Support Hardware: Choosing Tilt and Recline Resistance
The Dynamic Head Support Hardware absorbs client forces and then returns the client to an upright and neutral head position. The purpose of this dynamic component is to protect the client from harm, prevent the mounting hardware from breaking, and to reduce overall extension tone. This hardware can be used with nearly any head pad to best meet an individual’s needs.
Numotion: Dynamic Seating: Protecting Both Client and Equipment from Harm
This presentation, Dynamic Seating: protecting both client and equipment from harm, was given by Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS for Numotion on 8/21/18.
The Label Game – which clients use Dynamic Seating?
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS When I first began working with clients more than 30 years ago (yikes!), I…
FAQ: Can Dynamic Seating Be Used on any Wheelchair?
Did you know that Seating Dynamics has a very comprehensive list of Frequently Asked Questions? You can find this list by ‘hovering’ over the Dynamic Seating tab on our website. One of our FAQs is “Can dynamic seating be used on any wheelchair?”
Determining Resistance: Head Support
This blog is the third in a series on determining the optimal resistance when using dynamic components. The first blog in this series addressed determining resistance in the Dynamic Rocker Back Interface (DRBi) and the second blog addressed finding the optimal resistance when using Dynamic Footrests. In this final blog, we shall turn to the Dynamic Head Support Hardware.
Dynamic Stories: An Interview with Robert’s Parents
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.
Dynamic Stories: Time to Rock and Not Roll
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 a result of repeated and often strong movements.
Achieving Head Alignment through Movement
Vince is a young adult with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. He had significant muscle tone throughout his body and frequently extends in his current wheelchair seating system. We were anxious to explore dynamic seating options to diffuse some of this extensor tone.
