Optimal manual wheelchair set up for an upper limb propeller
2019-09-20
This month I have been asked by a clinician how can we determine what is the optimal manual wheelchair set up for an upper limb propeller.
查看详情Part 1 - From power wheelchair environmental control to IoT
2019-08-08
How can the Power Wheelchair (PWC) effectively interact with the home environment? What is the potential of this interaction? This publication aims to find simple and quick answers to these questions.
查看详情How high can I go?
2019-07-09
Since visiting many services around the UK revealing the new QUICKIE Q100 R, I frequently get asked how high can it kerb climb and how can I kerb climb consistently? As manufacturers, we always state in our owner’s manuals, brochures and website the maximum a chair can climb a kerb. However the chal
查看详情Seating and Wheelchair Angles
2019-07-09
Provide support in the most posturally aligned comfortable position. However, there may need to be compromises for supporting optimal levels of active movement for functional tasks.
查看详情Gabriel Copola
2019-06-20
In 1995, when Gabriel was 11 years old, he sustained a complete spinal cord injury (SCI) at the T3-T4 level as the result of a bicycle accident.
查看详情Tilt in Space wheelchairs
2019-06-07
Today I will focus on the subject of tilt in space. I was recently asked what is the recommended degree of tilt for an individual for maximal pressure relief? To answer this we must first ask a few questions.
查看详情Choosing the Correct Base
2019-06-06
Prescribing a powerchair often poses many challenges as you have to consider a number of factors which may affect the client’s performance in the wheelchair.
查看详情The Intuitive Proportional Drive Head Array
2019-06-06
Unlike other head arrays, the Switch-It Dual Pro provides proportional drive using both proximity and pressure switches for the most reactive, precise driving experience.
查看详情The Centre of Gravity (COG)
2019-05-21
When the rear axle is set correctly for a self-propelling manual wheelchair user the wheelchair feels better and opens up the most independent performance. Set poorly and the wheelchair can become unstable, painful and even more immovable than the current parliamentary Brexit debate. One of the
查看详情The Science of Manual Tilt Mechanisms
2019-02-08
Have you ever sat in a chair and tried balancing yourself by tilt backwards onto the back two legs of the chair? (I am not recommending anyone try this while sitting in a chair - it can be dangerous and you can fall backwards and get hurt! I just realize that it is something I have done in my youth
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