Presentations will be made at 2020 conference in Houston.
The Case for Client Conversation
Getting the Right Fit
“I’ve Been Outside All the Time”
Meet the Client Client: Richard Smith, 42 Diagnosis: C4-5 SCI, 19 years post injury Major Goal: Provide excellent propulsion efficiency to counter a history of upper-ex tremity pain; kick-start a fitness program. Propulsion efficiency is more than just a faster way to get around. At its best, it can improve everything from the wheelchair user’s…
Looking for Room to Grow
Meet the Client Client: Addison, 8 1/2 years old Diagnosis: SMA /Werdnig-Hoffman disease Major Goal: A transportable, growable wheelchair for a growing girl. Traditionally, children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) have been issued strollers with full recline capability as a mobility option — strollers such as the EaSyS or Kimba with full recline and full…
An Extra Push for a New Ultralight Chair
Meet the Client Client: Anne Richardson, 62 Diagnosis: Small-fiber peripheral neuropathy; osteoar thritis Major Goal: Independent mobility in her community while using a folding wheelchair. Highly motivated, gainfully employed, active, working to sustain good health practices. That’s the way that Penny J. Powers, PT, MS, ATP, at the Vanderbilt University Adult Seating & Mobility Clinic…
A Boy’s Life
Meet the Client Client: Lochan, 11 Diagnosis: T6 complete SCI resulting from a partial spinal cord tumor resection at age 4 Major Goal: Lightweight, easy-to-transport, growable chair that could accommodate a rigid backrest; chair that could accommodate af termarket off-road systems. How far would a father go to find the right seating & mobility solution…
“The First Chair I Sit Into Rather than on Top Of”
Meet the Client Client: Steve Kearley, 43, VP of sales Diagnosis: C6-7 complete SCI, 25 years post injury Major Goal: Manage posterior pelvic tilt and lumbar kyphosis; reduce need to constantly reposition lower extremities; support career environment. Even decades post injury, efficient self propulsion was not a major everyday concern for Steve Kearley, 43, an…