TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Wheelchair Assessment and Prescription A1 - Roy, Serge H. A1 - Wolf, Steven L. A1 - Scalzitti, David A. Y1 - 2013 N1 - T2 - The Rehabilitation Specialist's Handbook, 4e 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. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1133438061 ER -