Join Etac North America for "Dynamic Seating Systems for Children with Severe Movement Limitations: Possibilities and Documented Effects," a continuing education webinar, on Wednesday, November 18, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EST.
Sunrise Medical announces the launch of the JAY Syncra Seating System. Available exclusively on the SEDEO PRO seat frame, Syncra is engineered so that the cushion and the back work together to minimize movement and help avoid body displacement.
Considerations to find the person-product match. A feature for Rehab Management by Alexandra Coya, MOTR/L.
Kirsten N. Davin, OTDR/L, ATP, SMS, shares a guide for understanding the architecture of support options and the many physiological benefits they provide. This feature is part of the Fall 2018 Rehab Management Product Directory.
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Symmetric Designs announces that Free Form Custom Back Supports are now coded for Medicare.
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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.
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Q’STRAINT launches the TRAINING AQADEMY, a collection of wheelchair securement training and learning solutions for drivers, operators, and safety trainers.
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Assistive 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.
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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.
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Permobil 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.
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Drive 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.
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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.
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John 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.
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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.
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Advanced rehab technology products company Permobil Inc announces its acquisition of custom seating manufacturer Prairie Seating Corp.
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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.
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Securing an optimum seating system considers relationships between positioning technologies, accessories, and funding.
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Finding a custom-molded backrest for children affected by multiple physical disabilities is not always easy. Listen to this podcast to learn how backrests with varied-size air cell technology can easily adjust to accommodate a client’s size changes, and eliminate excessive pressure.
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