Posts Tagged ‘Dynamic Footrests’
Dynamic Seating – Diverse Applications: a series of Case Studies
Dynamic seating is movement which occurs within the seating system and/or wheelchair frame in response to intentional or unintentional force generated by the client. Dynamic components absorb force and assist the client back to a starting position. Dynamic seating has many potential applications.
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Jeff Freehill
Numotion
Indianapolis, IN
“I like the comprehensive line of products offered, and the ability for the lower extremity supports to extend at both the knee and foot. Very durable product. Thank you for your contribution to Complex Rehab Technology Industry.”
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Toby Bergantino
ATP Numotion
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
“Want to protect a frame and give your client a way to relieve the pressure applied due to tone? Seating Dynamics is your solution. Fantastic quality products. Highly recommend!”
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Mala Aaronson, OT, ATP, CRTS
National Seating & Mobility
Natick, MA
“I feel like everybody should move.”
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Missy Ball, PT, MT, ATP
PhysioBall Therapy, LLC
Metairie, LA
“Seating Dynamics has excellent dynamic products that are compatible with many frames. In my experience, the dynamic back and footrests have prevented frame damage, allowed for extension of the client but with return of pelvis to effective sitting posture, reduced pressures on back, buttock and foot area, and reduced agitation on clients with SI issues.…
Continue ReadingDynamic Stories: Jonathan and Tone That Won’t Quit!
Jonathan is a young man with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Dynamic Seating added to his wheelchair has helped him address tone that just won’t quit.
Continue ReadingDynamic Stories: Tyler – when tone management doesn’t work
Numotion ATP Toby Bergantino share his dynamic seating success with client Tyler, a young man with cerebral palsy and extremely high tone.
Continue ReadingPreserving Joint Integrity through Dynamic Seating
Daniel is a teenage boy with the diagnoses of cerebral palsy and seizures. He has significantly high muscle tone and has had varied success with tone management over the years. If his feet are not strapped to the footplates, he extends at his knees and his feet are then hanging far in front of the footplates. This increases the turning radius of the wheelchair, places his lower legs at risk of injury, and leads to a loss of position of his pelvis. As a result, his feet have been strapped into shoeholders for most of his life. This positioning has kept his feet on the footplates, but has created other issues.
Continue ReadingQuick Class: Dynamic Seating – Footrest Resistance
The optimal level of resistance is critical to the functioning of Dynamic Footrests. In this Quick Class, we will review how to determine resistance at the telescoping and elevating features.
Continue ReadingQuick Class: Dynamic Seating – Improving Postural Control and Stability
Dynamic seating provides resistance to movement initiated by the wheelchair user, usually through spring or elastomer type mechanisms or other resistive, but mobile components. Movement against resistance has been demonstrated to increase strength in people with increased muscle tone without an increase in spasticity. Increased muscle strength can, in turn, improve both postural control and functioning.
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