Customized Wheelchair Seating Fit for Physiology
In this feature-length article, Kirsten Davin discusses how custom seating for wheelchair users can impact the body’s function and performance.
In this feature-length article, Kirsten Davin discusses how custom seating for wheelchair users can impact the body’s function and performance.
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.
Mike Swinford, CEO of Numotion, offers five areas of opportunity where rehab professionals can better serve people with disabilities, in this feature for the Fall 2019 Rehab Management Product Directory.
Barbara Garrett, PT, NCS, Lorena Salas, OTR/L, and Alyson Golding, CCC-SLP, shine a light on the role of the interdisciplinary team in facilitating the successful discharge of a ventilator-dependent patient. This feature is included in the Fall 2018 Rehab Management Product Directory.
Read MoreSymmetric Designs announces that Free Form Custom Back Supports are now coded for Medicare.
Read MoreAdvances 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.
Read MoreQ’STRAINT launches the TRAINING AQADEMY, a collection of wheelchair securement training and learning solutions for drivers, operators, and safety trainers.
Read MoreAdvances in wheelchair technology open new doors for individuals who rely on complex rehabilitation solutions. A feature for the April 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Maggie Johnsson, MPT, APT.
Read MoreAssistive technology ripples out to mobility, standing, and beyond to help children engage at home and in the community. A feature for the April 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Jenna L. Anderson, PT, DPT.
Read MoreVisual 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.
Read MorePermobil has entered an agreement to acquire Ottobock’s OBSS and NUTEC custom seating business assets in the United States and Canada, further expanding Permobil’s existing line of seating products.
Read MoreDrive DeVilbiss Healthcare adds five new Comfort Touch Cushions to its Pressure Prevention Product Line: elevation wedge, knee support cushion, neck support pillow, seat cushion, and heated lumbar support backrest.
Read MoreThe relationship between lying posture and function in sitting and standing, as well as the forces of gravity, are key among this evidence-informed approach to therapeutically limit or avoid body shape distortions. A feature for the Rehab Management 2017 Product Directory by Tamara Kittelson-Aldred, MS, OTR/L, ATP/SMS, and Lee Ann Hoffman, OT, MSc.
Read MoreConsiderations to find the person-product match. A feature for Rehab Management by Alexandra Coya, MOTR/L.
Read MoreJoin 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.
Read MoreVia 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.
Read MoreJohn Goetz, director of government affairs for Permobil, discusses how recent activity under the new Administration in Washington, DC, will extend into the complex rehab industry and highlights key funding challenges facing the complex rehab technology (CRT) community.
Read MoreThe 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.
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