• Head Positioning: matching product to client need, part 4: The Comfort Plus series

    The Comfort Plus series includes the original Comfort Plus, the Adjustable Comfort Plus and the Tri-Comfort Plus. These three all share a key feature – extra thick padding. Not only is this comfortable, but necessary for many wheelchair users. The new Comfort Plus 2 is now available. The redesigned Comfort Plus head support pad uses a 17mm configuration to work with the new UniLink mounting hardware. The new configuration also includes a Coolcore cover, a chemical free, 4-way stretch material that wicks moisture to keep the client cool and dry. Some clients spend quite a bit of time tilted or reclined. In this scenario, the back of the head becomes…

  • Positioning: Reducible vs. Non-Reducible Asymmetries

    In the world of wheelchair seating and positioning, we do not have a single consensus of what a neutral seated posture looks like. The seated posture is also influenced by the task at hand. We sit very differently if we are typing at our desk vs. watching a football game on the couch. Most of us move in and out of various positions throughout our day. For the wheelchair user, a single position has to provide postural support for stability, function, and alignment; provide a position of rest; and distribute pressure to maintain comfort and reduce pressure risk as frequent positional changes may not occur. A primary goal of positioning…

  • Keeping Things Aligned and Preventing Breakage – the Tone Deflector

    Kylie is a young adult who has cerebral palsy. She has used a power wheelchair and speech generating device from a very young age. She loves the theatre! Kylie has high muscle tone and has a history of breaking items on her manual and power wheelchairs. One item that was chronically out of alignment was her head support. Kylie uses a Stealth Products i2i head support and, while this meets her postural needs, her extreme tone would result in movement of the mounting hardware. As a result, her Mom was constantly adjusting the hardware, which was subsequently leading to wear and tear of the bolts. Eventually these would become stripped…

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