Videos

6 Key Measurements for Prescribing a Wheelchair

When you are assessing, trialing, or advising clients for a wheelchair, it's imperative to start with good measurements. This video provides an overview of the six key measurements to take in order to foster successful outcomes. Amy reviews...

Head Positioning: Tips to Finding the Right Head Support

Proper head positioning is important for many reasons. From improving breathing, visual field, and heart rate to name a few; the benefits of good head positioning go far beyond aesthetics. The head support is not an accessory; it is a fundamental...

Seating Technology: An Analytical Approach

Clinicians working in seating and mobility have a wider choice of seating materials, shapes, and technology than at any point in the past. Understanding the relationship between human biomechanics, seating shapes, and materials is essential for...

Manual Wheelchairs: Optimizing Prescription and Set Up

Understanding the impact of rolling resistance on manual wheelchairs is important in wheelchair prescription and set up. Minimizing rolling resistance in wheelchair configuration for an individual helps to maximize efficiency of propulsion...

Independence Through Power Seat Functions

When selecting the most appropriate power wheelchair for a client, it is important to ensure that he/she can move his or her own body in space while utilizing the wheelchair. Power seating functions can provide the user with numerous benefits...

Beyond the Standard Joystick: Alternative Drive Control Options for Power Wheelchairs

Providing a client with independent mobility through a power wheelchair can be life-changing for the individual. However, in many cases driving with a standard joystick is simply not an option for the client due to physical and/or intellectual...

MAT Evaluations Made Easy

This educational session was designed to provide applicable concepts and strategies to clinicians involved in the assessment and prescription of seating systems and mobility devices. The focus will be on creating a process that enhances successful...

LIVE! The Switch-It® Cool Cube™ with Pro Spot™

Introducing the next evolution in switches for power wheelchairs, and you won't find anything out there currently in the market."Fantastic! Can't wait to have a chance to try these with a client!" – Sunrise Clinical...