Try: Make sure cr’s wheelchair seat depth is correctly measured a longer depth will serve to distribute pressure over a greater area the surface area of the seat thus reducing pressure in any given place this does not hold true if cr is sitting in the knees up position with only the ischials sitting bones making seat contact the pressure will still remain on the ischials no matter how deep the seat is if the thighs do not make contact with the seat they will not aid in pressure distribution

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchair help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair seat depth pressure sores

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Make sure seat depth is correct make sure wheelchair seat isn’t excessively long an excessively long seat will push against the back of the leg or in the fold on the back of the knee causing cr to be pushed forward on the seat and into a slouched position

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchaur help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair slouches in wheelchair seat depth

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Make sure cr’s wheelchair seat depth is correctly measured

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchaur help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair seat depth uncomfortable wheelchair

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Make sure lateral supports are not placed too high

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchaur help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair trunk support poor wheelchair positioning poor posture in wheelchair poor balance in wheelchair

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Wheelchair seat depth is measured from the front to back of the seat to determine the existing size measure the distance from the front edge of the seat to the back where the seat meets the back upright this will give a depth dimension of the existing seat

Materials: Measuring tape

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchaur help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair seat seat depth

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Cr should be placed in the best possible seated position that can be obtained take a measurement from the back of the pelvis furthest part of the buttocks forward to the back of the knee make sure that each leg is measured separately there are more leg length discrepancies differences in leg lengths than one may think deduct 2 inches from the measured length for clearance

Materials: Measuring tape

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchaur help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair seat seat depth

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: If cr has an add-on back this will need to be allowed for when taking the measurement if the decided on back takes up seat space in front of the back uprights add that amount back into the measurement for seat depth for example measured length – 2 clearance overlap of back on seat depth

Materials: Measuring tape

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchaur help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair seat seat depth add-on back

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Make sure cr’s wheelchair seat depth is correctly measured

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchaur help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair seat depth pressure sores

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Make sure wheelchair lateral supports are not too tight around cr’s trunk

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchaur help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair trunk support poor wheelchair positioning poor posture in wheelchair poor balance in wheelchair can’t breathe in wheelchair

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Make sure lateral supports are not placed too low

Materials: n/a

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: manual wheelchaur help 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

Keywords: Wheelchair trunk support poor wheelchair positioning poor posture in wheelchair poor balance in wheelchair

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed