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Skin Protection and Cushion Covers

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Hello all! Last month, we focused on materials commonly used in wheelchair cushions.  This month, let’s look at the different types of cushion covers and how the type of cushion cover used may effect skin protection.  Cushion covers?!  Are they really that important?  Well, in a word – yes! Read More...

Seating Considerations – The Back Rest

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Hello all! In one of my previous articles, “More on Practical Seating Considerations – Posterior Pelvic Tilt”, I wrote about the importance of the back rest when seating a client who presents with a posterior pelvic tilt. This month, I would like to talk about back rest selection in ge Read More...

Practical Seating Considerations – Pelvic Rotation

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Hello all! So far with respect to practical seating considerations, I have written about pelvic obliquity, posterior pelvic tilt and anterior pelvic tilt.  This month, I would like to focus on practical seating considerations for a client who presents with a pelvic rotation. With pelvic rotation, o Read More...

Practical Seating Considerations – Anterior Pelvic Tilt

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Hello all! In last month’s article, I wrote more on the practical seating considerations for posterior pelvic tilt.  This month, I would like to focus on practical seating considerations for a client who presents with an anterior pelvic tilt. With an anterior pelvic tilt, the ASIS (anterior super Read More...

The Hands On Assessment

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One of the first steps in the prescription of a wheelchair for a client, after the interview and information gathering, is the hands on assessment.  The hands on assessment is crucial as it provides key information necessary for matching client needs with product parameters.  What should the hands Read More...