Correct belt positioning
The MHRA recently sent out a Medical Device Alert on the positioning of some hip belts, explaining the dangers of incorrect positioning…
Category: Lower Body
A Clinical application guide to standardising wheelchair seating
This manual is the initial product of a two-year project funded by the Paralysed Veterans of America (PVA) Education Foundation. The overall…
Newly published standard, with requirements for belts and harnesses in seating
What are lap belts for? In wheelchairs, shower chairs, or other seating systems, some are designed for restraint in an accident, some…
How can we get one size to fit all in seating?
Seating in long-term care facilities is seldom designed for the individual using it – often all the chairs have been bought as…
Asymmetry: The good, the bad, and the ugly
The textbooks like to show us as sitting in symmetrical positions, but in reality we are all asymmetrical and we spend most…
You’ve been fired! Flammability standards put to the test
Pressure care equipment (mattresses and cushions) has been tested for years using furniture flammability test standards. This article discusses why these standards…
Foot positioning – when not to put your best foot forward
Over the years I have enjoyed listening to, and learning from, inspirational presenters from around the world – these have included Bengt…
Is 90 degrees a right angle?
For the ideal seating set up, all joints should be at 90 degrees, just like in the text books, or should they?…
Best practice guidelines for pressure mapping and powered mobility
Follow the links below to access the downloadable Best Practice Guidelines for seating and pressure mapping. These guidelines have been developed in…
