 products have in common?</p>
<p>For one thing, they’re made for kids!</p>
<p>That sounds obvious today, but pediatric products haven’t always been designed especially for children, and healthcare professionals haven’t always recognized that children and adolescents aren’t just smaller, younger versions of adults.</p>
<p>At an American Physical Therapy Association event in 1991, Arthur Pappas, M.D., gave a presentation that New York Times contributing writer John Doherty, a physical therapist and sports trainer, summed up in a single line: “Children are not miniature adults.” In his 2015 story, Doherty quoted Pappas, then pointed to multiple recent studies that suggested children’s bodies and brains react differently to physical forces because those bodies and brains are still immature.</p>
<p>In CRT, much of the discussion regarding pediatric seating and mobility focuses on products’ growability — obviously, an enormous consideration given funding sources’ expectations of how long such equipment should last before being eligible for replacement.</p>
<p>But there are other important considerations as well for pediatric CRT, including aesthetics — the more attractive, appealing and “non-medical looking” the better. And transportability is also key — because equipment that’s bulky and takes a long time or requires multiple caregivers to fold, pack and lift is liable to get left at home…which might mean that the child using it stays at home, too.</p>
<p>For this pictorial, Mobility Management asked manufacturers for pediatric CRT that perhaps gets overshadowed or overlooked. This particular story is all about kids, and the seating and mobility that gets them and their families moving.</p>
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<h4>Wallaby Folding Wheelchair</h4>
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www.inspiredbydrive.com
Swifty
 seat and backrest for a comfortable ride, easy adjustability, and a backrest that reclines. A seat minimizer extends Swifty’s growth range, and the stroller is crash-tested to WC19 standards.</p>
<p><strong>Thomashilfen North America</strong><br />
(866) 870-2122<br />
<a href=)
www.thomashilfen.us
Little Wave Clik
 981-1540<br />
<a href=)
www.KiMobility.com
Mount’n Mover
 724-7002<br />
<a href=)
www.mountnmover.com
Measure X Pressure Mapping System
 795-6115<br />
<a href=)
www.bluechipmedical.com
Mustang
 US MOBILITY<br />
<a href=)
convaid.com
Rodeo
 US MOBILITY<br />
<a href=)
convaid.com
Zing 2
 or Pow’r Up Lift, and is now available to order. Choose from a wide array of options, from planar pads to hygienic pad covers and directional locking casters.</p>
<p><strong>EasyStand/Altimate Medical</strong><br />
(800) 342-8968<br />
<a href=)
easystand.com
Liquid SunMate FIPS
 is a direct custommolding seating system to help correct or slow progressive deformities and improve body functions through fixed posture control. The FIPS liquid molds exactly to the body contour and cures into an open-cell viscoelastic foam. The finished cushion redistributes pressure evenly for management of tissue loads, and is easily modified to accommodate belts, harnesses, Pudgee, gel or air-cell inserts, or adjustable supports. FIPS is a quick, easy, affordable way to mold new cushions as a child grows. It can be used on its own or with a variety of fabric-finished molding bag systems on the market. Six different formulations and four unit sizes accommodate cushion molding for all ages and sizes.</p>
<p><strong>Dynamic Systems Inc.</strong><br />
(855) SUNMATE<br />
<a href=)
www.sunmatecushions.com
Go Chair
 800-2002<br />
<a href=)
www.QuantumRehab.com
JUNIOR Seat Cushion
 827-4548<br />
<a href=)
www.varilite.com
Freedom NXT Tilt-in-Space
 333-6900<br />
<a href=)
www.invacare.com
Zippie Kidz
 333-4000<br />
<a href=)
www.SunriseMedical.com
ROVI X3 + Matrx Mini Seating
 433-6818<br />
<a href=)
motionconcepts.com
