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An Interview with Mala Aaronson, OT, ATP, CRTS
Mala Aaronson, OT is an amazing seating and mobility specialist working for National Seating & Mobility in Natick, MA. Mala took time out of her busy schedule to talk with me about Dynamic Seating.
Continue ReadingPreserving Joint Integrity through Dynamic Seating
Daniel is a teenage boy with the diagnoses of cerebral palsy and seizures. He has significantly high muscle tone and has had varied success with tone management over the years. If his feet are not strapped to the footplates, he extends at his knees and his feet are then hanging far in front of the footplates. This increases the turning radius of the wheelchair, places his lower legs at risk of injury, and leads to a loss of position of his pelvis. As a result, his feet have been strapped into shoeholders for most of his life. This positioning has kept his feet on the footplates, but has created other issues.
Continue ReadingUsing Multiple Dynamic Seating Components on a Wheelchair
Dynamic components can be used individually, however combining these components can often maximize the impact Dynamic Seating can make and better meet the client’s needs.
Continue ReadingCan Dynamic Seating Improve Function?
Research shows that a Dynamic Seating intervention can help a client improve function such as vocalization, use of assistive tech, and even breathing.
Continue ReadingCan Dynamic Seating Improve Postural Control?
Did you know that research has also demonstrated that Dynamic Seating can improve postural control and function?
Continue ReadingClinician Interviews: Dynamic Seating in Manitoba with Macara McGregor
Macara McGregor works at St. Amant, a center for adults and children with disabilities. Many residents live at the center, short or long term, and others attend day programs or the private school.
Continue ReadingDynamic Seating – Integrated Vs. Modular Systems
Dynamic seating provides movement within the seating system and/or mobility base. Dynamic seating systems are either integrated or modular.
Continue ReadingDynamic Seating and Transportation: Dynamic Head Support Hardware considerations
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ATP/SMS updated 11/11/2024 This is the third blog in a series on transporting people in their wheelchair while using Dynamic Seating components. This final installment addresses transportation while using Dynamic Head Support hardware. The first two blogs also included current testing standards for transporting wheelchairs in a motor vehicle. Current recommendations…
Continue ReadingDynamic Seating and Transportation: Dynamic Footrest considerations
In the second blog in our series on Dynamic Seating for Wheelchairs and Transportation, we turn our attention to Dynamic Footrests on a wheelchair being transported.
Continue ReadingDynamic Seating – interventions and reality
Jill Sparacio, OTR/L, ATP/SMS, ABDA has over 37 years’ experience in occupational therapy, specializing in seating and wheeled mobility. Jill uses Dynamic Seating quite a bit and took a moment to talk with us.
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