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Can Dynamic Seating Be Used on any Wheelchair

FAQ: Can Dynamic Seating Be Used on any Wheelchair?

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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?”

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Dynamic Stories: An Interview with Robert’s Parents

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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.

Time to Rock and Not Roll

Dynamic Stories: Time to Rock and Not Roll

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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.

Proceedings Paper - Positioning the Head

Proceedings Paper for Positioning the Head

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Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS

Many wheelchair users have decreased head control and may sit with the head in a suboptimal position. How can Dynamic Seating work to maintain position?

Achieving Head Alignment through Movement

Achieving Head Alignment through Movement

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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.

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Dynamic Head Supports – the importance of design in meeting client goals

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In our last blog, we discussed clinical indicators and contra-indicators to allowing movement into neck extension using a dynamic head support. Dynamic movement in this area can protect the head support hardware from damage, limit client injury, and reduce overall extensor tone. How does design facilitate these goals?

3 Reasons to Allow the Neck to Extend

3 Reasons to Allow the Neck to Extend

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In previous blogs, we have discussed clinical indicators for providing dynamic movement at the hips and knees. Another location dynamic movement can be provided is at the neck through Dynamic head support mounting hardware.

Karen “Missy” Ball, PT, MT, ATP

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PhysioBall Therapy, LLC Metairie, LA “I have used dynamic backs several times in the past for clients with head trauma…

Concussions Don't Just Happen in Football

Supplier Interview: Concussions don’t Just Happen in Football

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Recently I had a nice conversation with a colleague about Dynamic Seating. Joe McKnight is Director of Business Development in California, Nevada, and Arizona for Numotion, and he has been in the wheelchair seating and mobility field for a long time – probably longer than he would like to admit! Having that much experience provides a unique view. Joe states that “how we practiced 30 years ago and how we practice now should be different. We need to re-evaluate how we are doing things and how we need to change.”

Robert J. (Joe) McKnight, ATP/SMS, CRTS

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Director of Business Development – California, Nevada, Arizona Numotion Cerritos, CA “The use of a dynamic headrest on this kind…