ATP Series
Form, Functionality & the Future of Wheelchair Backs
Combining form and function to create the best back supports is part art, part science.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Aug 01, 2017
ATP Series
For Some Products, the Retail Option Cuts Through Funding Red Tape
For some complex rehab technology products, cash-pay sales cut through funding red tape.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Aug 01, 2017
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ATPs & Clinicians Share Their Best Picks for 2017
Our yearly Best Picks are here! Check out the seating, positioning and mobility products that ATPs and clinicians named as their favorites -- and hear why they made these choices.
Should It Be Switches or Proportional Controls for Kids?
When it comes to alternative driving control choices for kids, what should the decision-making process be like?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 01, 2017
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For ATPs & Clinicians, There's Much More to Consider Than Paralysis
Complications from spinal cord injury can impact seating and mobility decisions — and can worsen if not addressed.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 01, 2017
ATP Series
Why Wheelchair Seat Cushions Wear Out — And a Standards Update
Cushions are among the hardest-working components of a seating system. What factors accelerate their aging?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- May 01, 2017
ATP Series
Determining (& Justifying) the Better Mobility Choice
Lower-cervical spinal cord injuries can present a mobility crossroads: Is manual or power mobility better for a given client?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- May 01, 2017
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Wheelchair seating and positioning gets most of the attention in clinical assessments, but your clients sit on a number of different surfaces every day. Are they seated optimally in all situations?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 01, 2017
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Will Evidence-Based Practices & Outcomes Measures Drive Complex Rehab Success?
What role will evidence-based practices and outcomes measures play in the future success of complex rehab technology? ATPs speak out.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 01, 2017
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How Current Research Is Shaping Future Risk Assessment
Researchers' evolving understanding of seated pressure and risk assessment could shape future complex rehab technology offerings.
With the Veterans Mobility Safety Act Signed Into Law, What’s Next for the Automotive Adaptive Industry
Now that H.R. 3471 is officially law, what's down the road for the automotive adaptive industry? Plus: The future of autonomous vehicles.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Feb 01, 2017
Pediatric Series
Best Practice Ideas for Now & Where EI Goes from Here
Technology offers independent mobility to children at ever-younger ages. But obstacles to early intervention do persist.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jan 01, 2017
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They're Engineering Marvels, But Ultralightweight Chairs Can Still Enjoy an Aftermarket Performance Kick
Ultralightweight manual chairs are engineering marvels. But there are still additional ways to fine-tune (or customize) their performance.
A Look at Genetic Conditions That Cause Delays in Mobility Development
- By Elisha Bury
- Dec 01, 2016
ATP Series
In Complex Rehab, One Word Is Full of Possibilities
Complex rehab technology's buzzword: Seating & mobility systems that move, change and adapt in real time.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 01, 2016
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- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 01, 2016
Pediatric Series
Mobility Issues to Expect from Limb-Girdle, Emery-Dreifuss & FSHD MD
Limb-Girdle, Emery-Dreifuss and Facioscapulohumeral MD also cause mobility challenges that can start manifesting in childhood.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Oct 01, 2016
Ultimate Seating Guide 2016
Determining the Course of Seating Solutions
Should a wheelchair seating system accommodate a client's current posture or seek to intervene and change it?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Sep 01, 2016
Funding Series
Skin Protection, Positioning & Adjustability: Their Impact on Funding
Skin protection, positioning, adjustability: How wheelchair seat cushion codes are defined, and what their definitions do -- and don't -- mean for medical justification.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Aug 01, 2016
ATP Series
It's all about the kids: Take a look at the latest pediatric-focused seating, positioning and mobility technology.