Motion Concepts has introduced a manual recline function for its ROVI X3/A3 power wheelchairs and for Invacare Corp.’s TDX SP2 and AVIVA FX power bases. The new gas spring-assisted mechanism provides up to 30 degrees of recline, Motion Concepts noted in a Dec. 3 announcement. “We’re pleased to make the manual recline an easy option…
Motion Concepts Launches Manual Recline for ROVI, Invacare PWCs
Russ Rolt Joins Amylior Sales Team
Rolt served as PDG Mobility’s director of sales.
Industry veteran Russ Rolt has joined the sales team for power seating and power wheelchair manufacturer Amylior. Rolt announced via a Sept. 15 social media post that he was the company’s new vice president of sales in the United States and internationally. Amylior confirmed the news in a Sept. 18 social media post, saying it…
How 3D Printing Could Impact Custom Cushion Manufacturing
Carbon — whose partners include Adidas, Ford Motor Company, and Riddell — has been studying the wheelchair seating industry.
Traditionally, seat cushions that provide the most help for wheelchair riders — such as custom-molded ones with robust support and positioning, or that accommodate asymmetrical or windswept postures — have come with tradeoffs. They can be bulky and heavy. They don’t breathe well, so they trap and hold heat. They also trap and hold moisture,…
Seating the Bariatric Client: Q&A with Brad Peterson, Amylior
Center of gravity, stability, and wheelchair configuration are just a few of the considerations for this population.
Perhaps the most significant misconception that bariatric mobility clients — and their seating teams — must face is the misconception that higher body weights simply require wheelchairs with higher weight capacities and wider seats. A second misconception: Seating clients with body weights in the bariatric range are all similar to each other, and their weight…
RESNA Publishes LPCM Position Paper, Updates Paper on Tilt/Recline/ELRs
The new paper emphasizes postural support in the lying orientation as “a key element of 24-hour posture care management."
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) has published two position papers. The first — “RESNA Position on Assistive Technology for Lying Posture Care Management (LPCM)” — is a new paper on the importance of postural support in the lying orientation as “a key element of 24-hour posture care management which…
Brad Peterson Promoted to VP, Global Clinical Sales and Education for Amylior
Peterson is a longtime educator and advocate for complex seating, positioning and wheeled mobility.
Complex Rehab Technology veteran Brad Peterson has been promoted to vice president of global clinical sales and education for Amylior. In an April 3 post to social media, Amylior, headquartered in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, said Peterson will also be the vice president of U.S. national accounts. Prior to the promotion, Peterson had been Amylior’s vice president…
Mobility Management Announces 2024 Mobility Product Award Winners
This year’s winners came from the pediatric, adult, power and manual wheelchair and seating segments.
Mobility Management has announced the winners of the publication’s 2024 Mobility Product Awards. Mobility Management Editor in Chief Laurie Watanabe said of this year’s entries, “Once again, Mobility Management is honored to recognize these companies for their extraordinary technology on behalf of people with disabilities. These award-winning seating, mobility, and accessibility equipment and services demonstrate…