Positioning Accessories

Sunrise Medical Announces Upgrades to Quickie Power Portfolio

Sunrise Medical, Fresno, Calif, adds the following three upgrades to its QUICKIE power portfolio: C-Me, Tilt and Elevate combination, and the SEDEO LITE seat.

Positioning Accessories

Hidden Figures of Wheelchair Seating

Geometry and natural forces provide clues about making fine adjustments that decrease work for wheelchair users. A feature for the April 2019 issue of Rehab Management by Susan Johnson Taylor, OTR/L.

Positioning Accessories

Using Pressure Mapping for Seating & Positioning

This clinical feature article explores the correlation between pressure mapping and wheelchair seating accessories and components that therapists can use to ensure successful seating and positioning solutions.

Free Form Seating Receives HCPCS CODE E2617

by Frank Long | Aug 15, 2018 | Custom Seating, Hardware, Positioning Accessories

Symmetric Designs announces that Free Form Custom Back Supports are now coded for Medicare.

Mobility Moves Ahead

by Debbie Overman | Jul 20, 2018 | Control Systems, Covers, Cushions, Custom Seating, Hardware, Head, Arm & Foot Rests, Manual Wheelchairs, Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Power Wheelchairs, Seating & Positioning, Seating Pressure Mapping, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke

Advances in design and technology are pushing a wave that makes wheelchairs safer, more adaptable, and highly responsive for 21st century users. Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation’s Michelle Agostini, PT, DPT, and Eileen Yorke, OT, ATP, SMS, author this feature for the July/August 2018 issue of Rehab Management.

Pressure Mapping: Good At Assessment, But Can it Predict Pressure Injury Development?

by Debbie Overman | Jan 22, 2018 | Covers, Cushions, Custom Seating, Gait Pressure Mapping, Head, Arm & Foot Rests, Manual Wheelchairs, Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Power Wheelchairs, Pressure Injury, Scoliosis, Seating & Positioning, Seating Pressure Mapping, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke

Visual technology and seating expertise power up strategies that can help prevent and manage pressure injury. A feature for the January/February 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Aubrey Knick-Koppenhofer, PT, DPT, NCS, and Janelle Carnahan, PT, DPT, ATP.

Best Ever Seating and Mobility Technologies Become Power Tools for Life

by Frank Long | Jun 7, 2017 | Cushions, Custom Seating, Distributors, Hardware, Manual Wheelchairs, Mobility, Podcasts, Positioning Accessories, Power Assist, Power Wheelchairs, Seating & Positioning

Join Frank Long, Editorial Director of Rehab Management as he speaks with Elizabeth Cole, Director of Clinical Applications for Permobil. On this program Cole explains the accelerating integration of technology in seating and mobility products, and what it means for therapists and mobility device users.

New JAY J3 Wheelchair Back from Sunrise Medical is Adjustable to One’s Personal Climate

by Debbie Overman | Apr 25, 2017 | Cushions, Custom Seating, Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Seating & Positioning

Via a simple on/off switch, users of the new JAY J3 Wheelchair Back from Sunrise Medical can adjust their microclimate from hot or cold for their personal comfort.

Getting the Right Fit: Seating and Positioning

by Debbie Overman | Feb 4, 2017 | Continuing Education, Cushions, Custom Seating, Hardware, Head, Arm & Foot Rests, Manual Wheelchairs, Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Power Wheelchairs, Seating & Positioning, Seating Pressure Mapping, Service & Repair

The importance of core assessment and its correlation to seating success, pressure relief, and skin breakdown prevention is reviewed in this feature for Rehab Management by Kirsten N. Davin, OTDR/L, ATP, SMS.

When Pediatric Weight-Bearing Takes a Stand

by Debbie Overman | Sep 21, 2016 | Assistive Devices, Cerebral Palsy, Gait & Balance, Gait Trainers, Hardware, Head, Arm & Foot Rests, Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Scoliosis, Standing Systems, Strollers, Walkers

Mobility technologies for children provide exciting and beneficial options, but require careful consideration. A feature for Rehab Management by Jean Murby, PT, PCS; Christa Rocco, DPT; Kristen Lally, DPT; Marianna DiMaggio, DPT; and Stacey Zalanowski, DPT.

Mobility: More Than Physical

by Debbie Overman | Mar 22, 2016 | Assistive Devices, Cerebral Palsy, Control Systems, Custom Seating, Gait & Balance, Gait Trainers, Hardware, Head, Arm & Foot Rests, Manual Wheelchairs, Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Power Wheelchairs, Seating & Positioning, Spinal Cord Injury, Standing Systems, Stroke, Strollers, Walkers

Matching pediatric mobility equipment to a young user’s needs requires not only understanding physical ability, but possessing a clear view of cognitive function and the desire to move. An exclusive Rehab Management clinical feature.

Pride Mobility Products Introduces Power Chair Designed for Social Interaction

by Debbie Overman | Feb 25, 2016 | Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Power Wheelchairs, Seating & Positioning

Pride Mobility Products Corp debuts the Jazzy Air, which features a seat designed to rise up to 10 inches to enable social interaction at the equivalent of standing height.

Consider All the Angles

by Frank Long | Oct 9, 2015 | Control Systems, Cushions, Custom Seating, Hardware, Head, Arm & Foot Rests, Manual Wheelchairs, Positioning Accessories, Power Wheelchairs, Pressure Injury, Scoliosis, Seating & Positioning, Seating Pressure Mapping

Securing an optimum seating system considers relationships between positioning technologies, accessories, and funding.

Sunrise Medical Adds New Options to Quickie, Pulse, and Zippie Power Wheelchairs

by Debbie Overman | Sep 30, 2015 | Control Systems, Head, Arm & Foot Rests, Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Power Wheelchairs, Seating & Positioning

Sunrise Medical, based in Fresno, Calif, introduces six new options on its Quickie QM-7 Series, Pulse Series, and Zippie ZM-310 power wheelchairs.

EasyStand Releases Updates for Zing MPS via Online Posts

by Frank Long | Jul 1, 2015 | Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Seating & Positioning, Standing Systems

Standing systems stakeholders who need the fastest path to updated information about the EasyStand Zing multiple position stander can take in the latest information associated with the product online, according to a statement from Morton, Minn-based EasyStand.

Considerations in Pediatric Mobility

by Frank Long | Jan 1, 2015 | Control Systems, Covers, Cushions, Custom Seating, Gait Trainers, Hardware, Head, Arm & Foot Rests, Home & Daily Living, Manual Wheelchairs, Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Power Wheelchairs, Ramps, Scoliosis, Seating & Positioning, Seating Pressure Mapping, Walkers

The what, when, why, and how of decision-making when choosing a device. Article written by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center staff members Bobbi Ann Jurena, MOT, OTR/L, Briana D. McClintock, MS, OTR/L, and Shannon E. Spady, PT, MPT.