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…
Tag: seating
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…
What makes a good cushion? VI: The benefits to skin care of the right cover
This is the sixth article in a series which aims to start getting people thinking more about what goes into a cushion…
What makes a good cushion? V: Pressure care
This is the fifth article in a series which aims to start getting people thinking more about what goes into a cushion…
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…
What makes a good cushion? II: Functionality
This is the second article in a series which aims to start getting people thinking more about what goes into a cushion…
What makes a good cushion? IV: Contours for posture and positioning
This is the fourth article in a series which aims to start getting people thinking more about what goes into a cushion…
What makes a good cushion? III: Stability and a neutral pelvis
This is the third article in a series which aims to help people to think more about what it is that goes…
