Posts Tagged ‘Dynamic Seating’
Tone Management and Medical Interventions to Decrease Muscle Tone
This blog is part 5 of a series on Muscle Tone. Many medical interventions can impact wheelchair positioning for clients with increased muscle tone. This includes tone reduction medications, injections, surgeries, and orthotics.
Continue ReadingDiagnoses Characterized by Increased Muscle Tone
This blog is part 4 of a series on Muscle Tone. Many diagnoses are characterized by increased muscle tone. These include cerebral palsy (CP), traumatic brain injury (TBI), multiple sclerosis (MS), and some metabolic and genetic disorders.
Continue ReadingGeneral Seating Strategies used with People who have Increased Muscle Tone
This blog is part 6 of a series on Muscle Tone. In this blog, we will discuss general wheelchair seating strategies commonly used when working with someone who has increased muscle tone.
Continue ReadingWhat are Movement Disorders?
This is the second blog in a series on muscle tone and positioning. Many people with increased muscle tone also demonstrate various movement disorders. Let’s take a look.
Continue ReadingFAQ: When is Dynamic Seating NOT Clinically Indicated?
Are there instances when Dynamic Seating is NOT indicated for a client? A while back, a colleague of mine stated, “why wouldn’t we let a client move?” We are wired to move and seek out movement for a variety of reasons. Personally, I’m not a big fan of sitting still.
Continue ReadingTop 10 Dynamic Seating for Wheelchairs Resources from 2022
From CEUs to FAQs to blogs, take a look back at 2022 and see what Dynamic Seating for wheelchairs resources our community found most helpful this past year.
Continue ReadingCMS Final Fee Schedule Determination: Dynamic Backs
A primary challenge in Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) is funding. A client may benefit from CRT equipment but not receive this equipment due to funding barriers.
Continue ReadingTop 10 Dynamic Seating for Wheelchairs Resources from 2024
From FREE CEUs to FAQs, take a look back at 2024 to see what Dynamic Seating for wheelchairs resources our community found most helpful this past year.
Continue ReadingTop 10 Dynamic Seating for Wheelchairs Resources from 2023
From FREE CEUs to FAQs, take a look back at 2023 to see what Dynamic Seating for wheelchairs resources our community found most helpful this past year.
Continue ReadingClinical Changes as a result of Dynamic Seating in a Young Adult with Cerebral Palsy
This case study, published in the Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Journal Vol 16. Issue 8, follows a single participant with cerebral palsy through 15 years of wheelchair seating interventions.
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