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Evaluation, Simulation, and Dynamic Seating Trials

Recently a therapist asked me how she could recommend Dynamic Seating components if she didn’t actually try these with a client. Great question! It is not typically realistic to conduct Dynamic Seating trials as one would need to place Dynamic Seating components on a client’s wheelchair for trial and often the frame would need to be modified to accept these components.

Seating Dynamics Dynamic Footrest for Wheelchair Movement

The dynamic footrest provides an energy absorbing range of motion. Traditional wheelchair footrests only provide a place to park the foot and, when subjected to significant forces, may be damaged. Dynamic footrests absorb the energy transmitted by the user’s movement, protecting the client from injury and the equipment from damage as well as providing movement…

Oliver – Increasing Strength and Decreasing Constipation

Oliver is an adorable 5 year old male born at 40 weeks with forceps delivery due to transverse presentation. Several weeks after birth, he was diagnosed with epilepsy, spastic quadriplegia, cortical vision impairment, and hypothyroidism.

Kylie – Breakage, Pressure and Cute Shoes

Kylie is a young woman who lives in Wyoming and works in the theatre. Kylie has cerebral palsy and has used a power wheelchair and speech generating device since a young age. She has recently started using dynamic seating. On her power chair, Kylie uses a Seating Dynamics Dynamic Rocker Back interface (DRBi), Seating Dynamics…

Seating Dynamics One Piece Flip Up Footboard

Footboards are sometimes used as an alternative to separate Footplates. The Seating Dynamics Footboard can be used with the wheelchair manufacturer’s footrest hangers, our Static Footrests or our Dynamic Footrests. The Footboard flips up for transfers. Dynamic Footrests: https://www.seatingdynamics.com/footrests/dynamic-wheelchair-footrests/ Static Footrests: https://www.seatingdynamics.com/footrests/static-footrests/

Seating Dynamics Dynamic Footrest One Piece Footboard demonstration

Footboards are sometimes used as an alternative to separate Footplates. When used with our Dynamic Footrests, the dynamic component continues to move readily – even when pressure is exerted unevenly under the feet. The Footboard flips up for transfers. Product Info: https://www.seatingdynamics.com/footrests/dynamic-wheelchair-footrests/

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 multiple areas to meet an individual’s needs. Product Info: https://www.seatingdynamics.com/dynamic-seating/ Case Study / Blog: https://www.seatingdynamics.com/2017/06/06/advantages-modular-dynamic-seating-systems/

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 manual and power wheelchairs. These add-on wheelchair components provide and support movement within a wheelchair throughout the body. Dynamic Seating serves as a solution to a variety of wheelchair seating challenges and can help: To…

Seating Dynamics – How to adjust the anti-rotation screw

The lower portion of the Seating Dynamics Dynamic Footrest may rotate in relation to the upper portion. If this occurs, please watch this video for instructions on adjusting the anti-rotation screw. For more information about our Dynamic Footrests, please go to https://www.seatingdynamics.com/footrests/dynamic-wheelchair-footrests/

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.