The University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Model Center on Spinal Cord Injury are seeking participants for a new research study on the effectiveness of a remote wheelchair transfer training program. “This research is extremely important as wheelchair users transfer between 15 and 20 times per day,” said Clinical Research Coordinator Karen Greenwald,…
A New Perspective on Patient Lifts
But if I use that, I’ll be giving up my independence. I don’t want to get lazy. I’ll get out of shape. Seating & wheeled professionals are accustomed to those comments from consumers reluctant to use wheelchairs. But Amber Perez, ADN, BSB, CSPHP, hears those worries as director of clinical services for Handicare, manufacturer of…
The Art of the Transfer
Transfers for a Lifetime: A Personal Perspective
Transfer Tutorials Are As Close as YouTube
Sure, we lose some workweek productivity to viral clips of talking babies or frolicking cats every so often. But the Internet really does have some redeeming videos — including ones showing real-life wheelchair users performing transfers in the home. The star in a series of these videos is Cindy (pictured), a 62-year-old with T3 complete…
The Impact of the Transfer
You spend every day — not to mention a lot of weekends and evenings — determining the optimal positioning for your clients, and then recommending or building the custom-fitted seating & mobility systems that best meet their very individualized needs. In the course of a typical day, you discuss wheelchair backrests and cushions, lower-extremity positioning,…