ATP Series
Standing Technology Continues to Evolve, But Future Funding Support Might Occur for a Surprising Reason
- By Leila McNeill
- Feb 01, 2019
ATP Series
Clients with CVA Are Often Older. Does Age Impact Their Options?
How tilt and other options can support more functional outcomes.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Feb 01, 2019
Pediatric Series
When Independent Mobility Isn't Likely, Optimal Positioning Is Imperative
Goals and positioning considerations for the child who is not expected to be independently mobile.
ATP Series
Products Within a Code Don't Always Aptly Compare
What makes a wheelchair seat cushion "adjustable," and what's the impact to funding and access when a HCPCS code is too inclusive?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jan 01, 2019
ATP Series
Why the Interface Between Clients & Their Seating Is So Crucial
The interface between the wheelchair seating system and its user is crucial to sitting tolerance and overall independence.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 01, 2018
ATP Series
How Turning Radius, Seat-to-Floor Height & Other Measurements Impact the User Experience
How numbers such as seat-to-floor height and turning radius impact maneuverability and efficiency for power wheelchair users.
ATP Series
Self-propelling for clients with quadriplegia is all in the details.
Spinal cord injury clients with quadriplegia can be successful self-propellers, but seating and mobility details are critical.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Oct 01, 2018
Pediatric Series
Pediatric Anthropometrics & Their Impact on Wheelchair Design
How understanding pediatric anthropometrics can help to create child- and family-centered seating and mobility systems.
ATP Series
Understanding what shear is and how to lower client risk is an evolving progress.
An evolving understanding of shear mechanics and risk factors.
CRT Trends: Big Data
How CRT Impacts Client Activities & Re-Admissions
When wheeled mobility succeeds, it impacts a client's activities and environments.
CRT Trends: Big Data
Does Complex Rehab Technology Improve Function?
Does ATP involvement result in better outcomes for consumers using mobility equipment?
ATP Series
ATPs & Clinicians Name Their Seating & Wheeled Mobility Favorites
Our annual list of seating and wheeled mobility favorites, as named by ATPs and clinicians.
ATP Series
In ultralightweight chairs, when does weight matter most?
In what situations is the weight of an ultralightweight wheelchair most important?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 01, 2018
Pediatric Series
Packed with Positioning, These Chairs Combine Function with Aesthetics
Positioning defines today's caregiver-propelled chairs for kids.
CRT Trends: Big Data
The industry knows Complex Rehab Technology improves lives. Proving it does has been decades in the making
How the Functional Mobility Assessment could impact complex rehab technology.
ATP Series
Inconsistency & Unpredictability Makes MS Intervention a Challenge
Multiple sclerosis impacts clients physically and cognitively. Its lack of predictability can make successful interventions difficult to choose.
Technology Series
- By Jackie Kaufenberg
- May 01, 2018
ATP Series
How Seat Cushions Are Impacted When Clients Are in Motion
How wheelchair cushions are affected by the many ways that clients move.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- May 01, 2018
ATP Series
What a "Softail" Suspension System Can Do for Your Clients
Understanding the critical role that suspensions can play in optimal wheelchair function... which can lead to greater wheelchair use and enhanced independent mobility.
- By Elisha Bury
- Apr 01, 2018
Funding Series
The current funding system skews against CRT. Is there a better way?
HCPCS codes, definitions, product groupings: How the current coding structure hurts consumers who use complex rehab technology.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 01, 2018