While seating discussions often seem to center on the wheelchair rider’s pelvis, appropriate positioning of the client’s head is critical for a number of functions, from efficient and safe eating and swallowing, to optimizing the client’s visual field for effective communications and social interactions. In Mobility Management’s latest webinar — Heads Up! Innovative Head Positioning…
Mobility Management Webinar: Head Positioning Hacks for Wheelchair Users
Briefly: ‘Solutions for Every Body’ Microsite Debuts; Ki Mobility to No Longer Offer Permobil Seating Products
Featuring Permobil and Ki Mobility.
Permobil Debuts ‘Solutions for Every Body’ Microsite Permobil’s new “Solutions for Every Body” microsite turns the spotlight on the manufacturer’s seating and positioning solutions. This portion of Permobil’s website focuses on the ROHO and Comfort Company brands of wheelchair seat cushions and backrests. The microsite also provides education on cushion media (foam, air, hybrid designs)…
Ki Mobility Launches Sentinel Air Cushion Pump
The Kalogon-produced pump monitors and adjusts air pressure in air-cell seat cushions.
Ki Mobility has introduced the Sentinel, a smart air cushion pump that continuously monitors and adjusts the air pressure of air-cell seat cushions to maintain optimal settings. In a May announcement, Ki Mobility said the Kalogon pump uses smart technology that “knows when the cushion is in use and adjusts for changes in wheelchair tilt…
RESNA Seeking Comments on Tilt, Recline, ELRs Position Paper
The paper is an update and includes new evidence.
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is calling for comments on an updated position paper. The “RESNA Position on the Application of Tilt, Recline, and Elevating Leg Rests [ELRs] for Wheelchairs Literature Update 2024” is an update of the original paper, published in 2017. The paper is in the middle…
May 22 Webinar: The Functional Benefits of Postural Variation
Bart Van der Heyden, PT, will be the presenter in this free Mobility Management webinar.
By definition, Complex Rehab Technology is … complex. Every complex seating client is unique in presentation, as well as in prognoses, functional abilities, goals and dreams. Embracing the idea of postural variation throughout the day sounds logical, but what does postural variation look like? What forms does it take? What goals should those variations accomplish?…
Commentary: Barbie Reigns, Seat Elevation Coverage Intrigues in Q1
Reviewing Mobility Management’s most-read stories this quarter.
The most-read Mobility Management story of Q1 2024 was bright pink and purple. Barbie Goes to Seating Clinic, published Jan. 23, was inspired by Lauren Rosen, PT, MPT, MSMS, ATP/SMS, program coordinator at the Motion Analysis Center, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa (Fla.). Lauren passionately advocates for independent mobility for young children, which is…
Reporter’s Notebook: 5 ‘First Looks’ at Abilities Expo L.A.
Editor Laurie Watanabe on new seating and wheeled mobility for 2024.
As much as I appreciate a great product demonstration video — and there are some excellent ones out there — Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) is a kick-the-tires sort of industry. Nothing replaces the ability to personally lay hands on seating and wheeled mobility: to lift an ultralightweight frame, to fold a folding wheelchair, to swing…
Ki Mobility Introduces Pediatric Sizing for Axiom Seating
Seat cushion widths start at 8 inches; back widths start at 10 inches.
Ki Mobility’s Axiom line of wheelchair seat cushions and backs are now available in pediatric sizes. The new series, Axiom for Kids, takes into account the unique positioning needs of growing children who use wheelchairs, the manufacturer said in a March 11 announcement. “Our new range of pediatric cushions and backs are truly designed for…
CMS Confirms Existing Medicare Funding Amounts for Dynamic Backs
The industry argued that dynamic backs are not comparable to wheelchair suspension systems.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has stated that existing Medicare reimbursement for dynamic wheelchair backrests is appropriate based on its analysis. That decision was part of the CMS Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II Final Coding, Benefit Category and Payment Determinations, Second Biannual 2023 HCPCS Coding Cycle, released at the…
Briefly: Ki Mobility Streamlines Ordering; Honda to Debut UNI-ONE
Featuring Ki Mobility and Honda.
Ki Mobility Launches Axiom Express Order Form Ki Mobility has launched a streamlined order form for Axiom Custom Seating (ACS). The new five-page form “offers our most popular ACS selections, saving you time by enabling you to configure your next ACS order faster and in fewer steps,” the Stevens Point-based seating and mobility manufacturer said…