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Are useful for handling complex seating needs through pressure distribution management |
Tilt and recline |
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Has upper limb weakness or pain that limits independent weight relief |
W/C with tilt or recline or both |
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Tilt-in-space |
Tilt |
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Refers to rotating the person'sentire body, the seat base, and back and front rigging as a single unit in the saggital plane |
Tilt |
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Traditional rocking chair |
Tilt in space maneuver |
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is less stressful to tye body than a re lining W/C because shear forces to the skin are almost negligible |
W/C with TILT |
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Refers to a mean of increasing the angle between the seat base and back, typically between 90 and 170 degrees |
Recline |
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Is less frequently prescribed for this reason but is often Required for self-catheterizing, transfers, and pressure-relieving activities. |
Recline |
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Provides 6 to 9 inches of additional height and can make tranfers easier by placing the wheelchair at the same height to the target surface |
Elevation |
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Lay trays, tote bags, mobile phones, portable entertainment devices, even cup holders |
Wheelchair-Mounted Accessories: assisstive tchnology |
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Also called environmental control systems |
Electronic ADLs |
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Include electronic ADLs, computer access products, and speech-generating devices |
Categories |
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Also known as augmentative and alternative communication devices |
Speech-generating devices |
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Are computer-based system that provide an electronic voice for individual unable to speak |
Speech-generating devices |
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Normal driving position |
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Leg elevation |
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Recline plus leg elevation |
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Recline |
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Tilt |
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All combined: tilt recline leg elevation |
