RT Book, Section
A1 Roy, Serge H.
A1 Wolf, Steven L.
A1 Scalzitti, David A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1133438061
T1 Wheelchair Assessment and Prescription
T2 The Rehabilitation Specialist's Handbook, 4e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803639065
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1133438061
RD 2024/04/24
AB Wheelchair  selection  is  best  performed  by  a  client-centered  team.  The  seating  clinic  has  evolved  in  present-day  rehabilitation  facilities  and  hospitals  as  a  service  to  both  inpatients  and  outpatients.  An  individual  and  his/her  family/caregiver  can  network  with  a  therapist,  a  qualified  rehabilitation  technology  supplier  (RTS),  the  physician,  and  other  clinicians  in  a  clinic  setting  dedicated  to  providing  assessments  for  wheelchair  and  seating  equipment  and  sometimes  other  assistive  technology  devices.  The  clinic  is  typically  set  up  with  evaluation  tools,  a  mat  table,  demonstration  equipment,  samples,  equipment  catalogs,  and  other  resources.  Trial  and  simulation  of  demonstration  equipment  and  samples  are  excellent  tools  to  determine  the  potential  outcome(s)  of  a  prescribed  piece  of  equipment.  Proper  education  in  the  use  of  the  device  is  essential  and  follow-up  is  arranged  for  fitting  and  delivery.  People  of  all  ages  with  various  disabilities  (e.g.,  spinal  cord  injury,  spina  bifida,  cerebral  palsy,  muscular  dystrophy,  CVA,  traumatic  brain  injury,  multiple  sclerosis,  amyotrophic  lateral  sclerosis,  post–polio  syndrome,  burn  injuries,  osteogenesis  imperfecta)  can  be  served.