Let’s Get It Clear: What’s in an ‘assembly’, and what should we call the components?
Figure 1. PSD Pad and PSD Supporting Structure When you order an ‘assembly’ to fit onto your assistive technology device such as onto a wheelchair,…
Let’s Get It Clear: Covering a mobility need in a care home
Fig 1. The Bodypoint Dynamic Arm Support dynamic arm support Having been approached a number of times in recent months, by friends and acquaintances in…
Let’s Get It Clear: Managing the upper extremities of a seated person
Fig 3. The Moduform Dynamic Arm Support Over the years engineers have made a steady progression in improving wheelchairs and their accessories to the benefit…
Positioning solution for upper extremities wows specialist wheelchair therapists and rehab engineers
Bart and the BES Healthcare team at the Moduform booth A “groundbreaking” positioning solution for the upper extremities has recently garnered significant attention and praise…
Let’s Get It Clear: Measurements in seating – Absolute angles in seating system measures
Figure 1. The Right Hand Rule for describing the three gravitational axes (Fig in the CAG1) In the previous articles we looked at how parts…
Let’s Get It Clear: Measurements in seating – Absolute angles in body measures
Figure 2. The Right Hand rule for indicating the direction of positive or negative rotation around an axis (Fig in the CAG, 2) In the…
Let’s Get It Clear: Measurements in seating – relative angles of the body
In this article we look at what we need to do to measure the angles between different parts of the body with respect to the…
Let’s Get It Clear: Alternative controls to a standard joystick
Figure 1. A centrally mounted chin-operated joystick The convention for driving a powered wheelchair is to have a joystick positioned at the end of an…
Let’s Get It Clear: Child or adult? What’s the difference?
When we are assessing, procuring, supplying, or fitting equipment, what are the implications around so-called ‘paediatric’ equipment? Where do we take aboard legal ages versus…
Let’s Get It Clear: Managing progressive disorders
Figure 2. The Aergo PS seating system Many people need assistive products to help overcome physical, mental, or ‘behavioural’ impairments. For many people these impairments…