Wheelchair Backs

Custom seating business join’s Permobil’s Seating and Positioning division.

Custom seating business join’s Permobil’s Seating and Positioning division.

Combining form and function to create the best back supports is part art, part science.

“The clients and clinicians that I’ve spoken to regarding the new back have been highly positive about it,” Casey said. “They like that it’s lightweight and has a really low profile — you see the wheelchair user rather than the product. One user said she particularly likes that it’s sleek and modern looking. Also, molded…

New Ottobock system provides fine-tuning in a custom-contoured back.

ROHO showed off an upcoming AGILITY carbon fiber back at ISS.

Subjects propelled on level and sloped treadmill while using higher and lower backrests.

Social media conversations among wheelchair users reveal the varied demands that they make of their wheelchair seating systems…and give industry stakeholders a glimpse into the values and features that consumers think are most important, along with questions they commonly ask and some misconceptions they may hold.

Cushion bases, fluid inserts, backrests and covers included in the program.