Care recipient (cr) has trouble breathing while in wheelchair

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

Care recipient’s cr trunk leans over lateral support device

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

Care recipient (cr) can’t maintain upright neutral sitting position in wheelchair

Try: Try using a wheelchair lateral support device if the trunk can be placed in an upright neutral sitting position but the cr can not maintain this position then the laterals can be placed opposite each other on each side of the trunk this will add the needed external support to hold the cr in position

Materials: Wheelchair lateral support device

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, 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

Care recipient (cr) has poor posture while sitting in wheelchair

Try: Try using a wheelchair lateral support device which can be purchased from the wheelchair maker or from a wheelchair supply store

Materials: Wheelchair lateral support device

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

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

Care recipient (cr) has trouble maintaining balance while in wheelchair

Try: Try using a wheelchair lateral support device which can be purchased from the wheelchair maker or from a wheelchair supply store

Materials: Wheelchair lateral support device

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

Care recipient (cr) loses postural position in wheelchair a lot

Try: Try using a wheelchair lateral support device they can also serve as a tactile reminder when cr comes in contact with the device they know that they are out of position and can adjust their position or request assistance

Materials: Wheelchair lateral support device

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

Care recipient (cr) has flexible spinal scoliosis which is hard to control while in wheelchair

Try: Try using a wheelchair lateral support device this tactic may work in those cases were the scoliosis is flexible and can easily be reduced

Materials: Wheelchair lateral support device

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

Care recipient (cr) has trouble pushing him herself in wheelchair to get around

Try: Try renting or buying a wheelchair with pressure tires this type of tire is narrower than an everyday tire which decreases contact area with the floor smaller footprint the treads are fewer and shallower which decreases rolling resistance this results in the chair becoming easier to push and rolling further per push

Materials: Wheelchair w pressure tires

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical

Information: n/a

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

Keywords: Wheelchair weak arms arm muscles pushing wheelchair

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

Care recipient (cr) uses a wheelchair lateral device which is getting in his her way and making it difficult to get in out of wheelchair independently

Try: Try using a lateral support device model that can swing away so cr can move it out of the way and get in out of wheelchair easier

Materials: Swinging lateral

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

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

Care recipient (cr) is recovering from a leg operation and has to keep leg straight while in a wheelchair

Try: Try using a wheelchair with elevating leg rests

Materials: Wheelchair elevating legrests

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, 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: Knee can’t bend wheelchair mobility aides mobility problems leg operation knee operation

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