Clinical Considerations for Rigid Wheelchair Prescription
This one-hour session covers the essentials of how to recommend an appropriately fitted rigid frame wheelchair based on specific client body measurements, clinical presentation, and desired functional outcomes. The course content focuses on rigid frame wheelchair configuration along with design elements to be considered specific to the individual.
This session outlines the essential information (i.e. clinical presentation, level of independent function and body measurements) that must be recorded when completing a mobility assessment with an individual. Additionally, this session explains how the assessment results should be utilized to configure a rigid frame wheelchair to optimize fit and performance, while maximizing a client's function. Factors affecting wheelchair performance and rolling resistance will be addressed. Wheelchair configuration considerations related to function, such as transfers, transit, MRADLs, and how to address these will be reviewed.
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