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Preserving Upper Limb Function: Clinical Reasoning for Empulse R90

There is strong evidence of increased incidence of upper limb (UL) repetitive strain injuries (RSI) among manual wheelchair users. These injuries occur due to repetitive movements and result in muscle tears, inflammation, nerve impingement, bursitis, and pain. They primarily affect the shoulders, wrists, and elbows and can manifest as rotator cuff impairments, carpal tunnel syndromes, and "tennis elbow," among other symptoms.

09/09/2024

Choosing Your Optimal Manual Wheelchair Power Assist Device

When choosing a power assist/add-on device for a manual wheelchair, consider that each has distinct capabilities, benefits, and drawbacks. This guide provides an easy-to-understand overview of the considerations and implications for each broad category of systems.

09/09/2024

Pediatric Walking Resources

Ambulation is a developmental milestone that enhances self-initiated movement and independent mobility. The complex task of walking occurs over many months of challenging one's body to stand up against gravity and move through space while instigating motor and sensory pathways in the brain.

22/08/2024

Alternative Drive and Mode Control Options

This is a supplemental guide to summarize alternative drive options and switch access to other modes for a power wheelchair. This resource begins with considerations for the assessment, then reviews the basic characteristics of various input drive controls, and finally delineates the various proportional and non-proportional options available.

25/07/2024

Using SATCo to Inform and Influence Treatment Strategies

Many strategies for providing postural support to clients are based on facilitating proximal stability for distal function or subjectively assessing their postural control. SATCo is an alternative assessment strategy used to objectively measure where to offer postural supports and where therapy should be focused to improve posture and balance.

15/03/2024

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