Personalizing Manual Wheelchair Configuration to Enhance Posture, Propulsion, and Shoulder Loading During the 2023 International Seating Symposium preconference, members of the Sunrise Medical clinical education team joined forces with other manufacturers to present "Ultra Lightweight Wheelchair Prescription: The Importance of Getting It Right" (Pedersen et al.). The presentation focused on personalizing wheelchair configuration to optimize posture, propulsion, and function. 9/29/2023 Keep Reading
Power Wheelchair Suspension What comes to mind when you think about a power wheelchair's performance? Speed, electronics, turning radius, battery life, positioning components, and power seat functions may be considered, and all of those functions are great. However, the wheelchair may not perform as intended if the suspension is not considered. But what is suspension? 9/15/2023 Keep Reading
Building Consensus in Wheelchair and Assistive Technology Provision It was encouraging to see an entire session devoted to the skill of consensus building at this year's International Seating Symposium conference in Pittsburgh. Michelle Lange and Filipe Correia identified key barriers to building consensus and proposed ideas to support better collaboration. 8/7/2023 Keep Reading
Mobility Needs of Bariatric People Conditions that limit mobility may co-occur with obesity, or the associated fatigue, pain, or other complications of obesity may directly necessitate the use of a mobility device. 7/25/2023 Keep Reading
Modifying Wheelchair Cushions to Optimize Riders’ Pressure Management Ron is a veteran who sought out additional consultation secondary to concerns with increased redness on his left trochanter. His repositioning schedule and daily activities were discussed during the consultation, and it was evident he was very cognizant of his skin integrity management. 6/12/2023 Keep Reading
