Advancing technology can provide more positioning options for clients with very specific needs.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 01, 2016
CRT Technology Showcase
CRT Technology Showcase
ATP Series
How scar tissue forms, why it is different than healthy tissue, and the impact it has on wheelchair seating decisions.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Sep 01, 2015
New version takes into account recent research, best practice usage and new technology.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Aug 19, 2015
CRT Technology Showcase
- By Laurie Watanabe
- May 01, 2015
ATP Series
How Do Seating & Mobility Priorities Change for These Clients?
Maximizing a wheelchair client's independence and quality of life is always a goal of the ATP or seating & wheeled mobility clinician. But when a client is under palliative and/or hospice care, other factors also need to be considered.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- May 01, 2015
CRT Technology Showcase
New power base offers new array of positioning functions.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 20, 2015
Funding Series
Despite a Myriad of Benefits, This Positioning Option Remains a Tough Sell to Funding Sources.
Seat elevation can make the world a more accessible place for wheelchair users, and can facilitate the safe performance of a number of mobility-related activities of daily living. Why then are funding sources lagging in recognizing the many benefits of this positioning opportunity?
ATP Series
Having Both Functions on the Same Wheelchair Can Yield Clinical Benefits -- But Opposition from Payors
Clients can benefit when these positioning systems are used together on the same chair. But payors are not always eager to fund them. Here's how to change their minds.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 01, 2014
ATP Series
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 01, 2014
ATP Series
Research supports the many possible benefits of standing for wheelchair users. The next challenge: To get funding sources to buy in.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jun 01, 2014
RESNA releases an updated standing wheelchairs position paper.