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Seat Elevation in Power Mobility

Seat Elevation in Power Mobility

Seat elevation in a power wheelchair is a lift of the seat pan on the vertical plane, as the picture below illustrates. Seat elevation raises and lowers the height of the seating system, without changing seat to back or seat to floor angles. While seat elevation can be prescribed with other power positioning features, such as power tilt, recline and elevating leg rests, the focus of this month's Clinical Corner article will be solely on power seat elevation.

2016-11-29

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Six in the Six

Six in the Six

Why the title "Six in The Six"? Well, October marks my six year anniversary with Sunrise Medical. For the past two Octobers, I have celebrated each anniversary with a look back and I thought I would do the same this year. Although Sunrise Medical Canada's head office is just north of "The Six" (or Toronto as it is more commonly known), I cannot resist an alliteration for the title of this anniversary article of Clinical Corner.

2016-10-27

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Scooters - The Essentials of What You Need to Know

Scooters - The Essentials of What You Need to Know

Past Clinical Corner articles have looked at Power Assist Wheelchairs and Power Wheelchairs. Let's continue our look at powered mobility by focusing on scooters this month. We will look at clinical considerations in determining if a scooter is an appropriate mobility device for an individual and look at the essential components of a scooter to better understand this mobility device.

2016-09-28

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Handcycling

Handcycling

The summer is a great time to think about sports. Last month's Clinical Corner article focused on wheelchair tennis. If you missed that article, click here: Wheelchair Tennis. This month, let's look at handcycling.

2016-08-29

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Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair Tennis

History was made at Wimbledon this year with the addition of wheelchair singles events. Previously, wheelchair tennis was played only in doubles at Wimbledon. For Clinical Corner this month, let's take a closer look at the sport of wheelchair tennis, from both competitive and recreational levels.

2016-07-25

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