FAQ: Does Installing a DRBi void the wheelchair manufacturer’s warranty? Part one: OEM
When installing a Dynamic Rocker Back interface (DRBi) on a manual or power wheelchair, the back canes must be cut to accommodate the height of the dynamic hardware. A common concern from suppliers is whether or not this voids the warranty on the wheelchair frame.
Canadian Seating & Mobility Conference 2023
This year’s Canadian Seating & Mobility Conference was great! Greg Peek and Michelle Lange traveled to Toronto for the event. Michelle presented “Dynamic Seating: Providing Movement for Clinical Benefit” to a full house.
Alpine Rehab Conference: Muscle Tone, Tone, Management and Dynamic Seating Intervention
This course will explore muscle tone, implications in wheelchair seating, and interventions. We will start with muscle tone definitions, etiology, pathophysiology, movement disorders, and related diagnoses.
Alex – keep those wheels on the floor!
In this blog, we shall explore solutions for clients whose strong movements are actually lifting the casters right off the floor.
Dynamic Footrests: Alex needs movement, force diffusion, and stability
In our last two blogs , we met Alex, a young woman who has very forceful and large movements as well as increased muscle tone.
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.
Ashley: Dynamic Seating, Dystonia & Equipment Breakage
Ashley exhibits large and forceful movements (dystonia) which have led to injury to her legs and damage to the wheelchair. Dynamic Seating, at the head, back and legs, allows her to move easily and safely.
Whole Body Extensor Spasms and Dynamic Seating
In the past, whole body extensor spasms were often referred to as an Extensor Thrust or Extensor Thrust pattern. Whole Body Extensor Spasms is a recently introduced term which is more descriptive of what is actually happening to the body.
Canadian Seating and Mobility Conference: Providing Movement for Clinical Benefit
This course will define dynamic seating, as well as the clinical benefits of this intervention. A variety of product options and features will be reviewed to better match these features to a specific client’s needs.
Cerebral Palsy: What Falls Under The Umbrella?
Many people with cerebral palsy who use a wheelchair can benefit from Dynamic Seating to provide movement, absorbing forces from increased muscle tone and movement patterns. With this in mind, it is important to understand that advances in medical testing have led to changes in how we understand this diagnosis.