Wheelchair Flashcards
What is wheel configuration offers the best turning radius?
Mid/ center wheel drive
4 types of seating surfaces
SM- P/C
Sling, Molded, Planar, Contour
What type of seat is no extra cost and come as standard equipment form the manuafacturer? Usually _ or _ upholstery stretched from frame to frame
Sling
Vinyl or cloth upholstery
What type of seating allows for maximum movement of patient on seating surface? Made of - _ upholstered with cloth or vinyl.
Planar
Made of FOAM-BACKED BOARD upholstered with cloth or vinyl
The _ seating surface has increased comfort over planar systems, and offers increased _ _ over seating surface.
The CONTOUR seating surface has increased comfort over planar systems, and offers increased PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION over seating surface.
Which type of seating surface offers maximum pressure distribution over a person’s entire seating surface? Allows for _ positioning, but also has the _ _.
Molded/ Custom Contour
Allows for OPTIMUM positioning, but also has the HIGHEST COST
The advantage of tilt wheel chair is _ _ and _ _. The biggest benefit of a recline chair is that _ _, and helps with _ _.
Tilt wheelchair is PRESSURE RELIEF and WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION.
Recline chair is that EASES TRANSFERS, and helps with BLADDER MANAGMENT
What are the differences between proportional vs. microswitch controls? Associated analogies?
Proportional
- “dimmer switch”, adjustable control
Microswitch
- “light switch”, it’s on or off (non-adjustable)
How can controls be operated? Examples (6)
Anywhere on the body
Hand, food, jaw, cheek/face, back of the head, breath control
What is the difference between upright, prone, and supine standers? Depends on? What is the difference between a gait trainer and a walker?
Difference b/w standers
- body position, dependent upon patient needs/ health condition
Difference between gait trainer and walker?
- Cost
3 names of gait trainers from rehab symposium?
MK Gay!
Meywalk (Mayland Co)
Kidwalk (prime engineering)
Grillo (Ormesa)
What type of wheel configuration is good for: Climbing over obstacles? Tighter living/ work/ school environments? Larger more rural spaces?
Climbing over obstacles- FWD
Tighter living/ work/ school environment- MID/ CENTER WD
Larger more rural spaces- RWD
How can speed parameters be adjusted: where? Kinds of adjustments? (4)
Adjusted by the factory
Adjustments include: ramp up/ down, torque, joystick/ control sensitivity, Max/ min speed
7 possible wheelchair seating components?
SF PATHS
Seat, foot rests, postural support straps, arm rests, trunk and thigh laterals, head rest, seat back
Which component do you need to consider?-How much pelvic stability is needed, and How much pressure relief is needed.
Seat
With which component do you need to consider? - How much trunk control does the client require, How much pressure relief does the client require (scoliosis, rib hump, biangular bracket), and what type of mounting hardware is needed.
Seat Back
With which component should you consider?- How much pressure will be put on these devices and will the client be able to get up close to a table/ desk/ counter, etc.
Arm rests
With which component do you need to consider?- how much support and positioning will be needed, how much pressure will be applied to these devices, and what type of transfer is the client able to do (swing away, or fixed) as well as castor height.
Foot Rests
Which component should you consider?- How much voluntary control does the client have, is the chair going to have a tilt system, will the client be transported in a van or bus in the chair, and do they wear eyeglasses or hearing aides.
Head rest
With which component do you need to consider?- How much lateral trunk control is there, How much pelvic control, is the spine straight and if not how much support is needed to get the head in a upright position.
Trunk and hip laterals/ pads
If at all possible do not use? Why?
Do not use trunk and hip laterals/ pads
Too restraining
With which component should you consider?- How much anterior trunk control is there, how much pelvic control is there, and are they going to transported in a van or bus while sitting in the chair? 2 types? Provide?
Postural support straps
2 types: chest harness, lap belt
- provide Sagittal plane control
Goals of adaptive seating: support of _ _ _, provide support to _ _ and _, prevent _ problems and _. Which goal is not seen as important when justifying need to state agency?
Support of UPRIGHT BODY ALIGNMENT
Provide support to OPTIMIZE ALIGNMENT AND FUNCTION
Prevent PRESSURE problems and COMFORT (not seen as important by state agencies)
Principle of control: provide _ _ and good _ _.
Provide PROXIMAL STABILITY and good PELVIC ALIGNMENT
Components of good pelvic stability include: _ to _ _ tilt, and _ and _ _ pelvis.
NEUTRAL TO SLIGHT ANTERIOR tilt
LEVEL AND NOT TILTED pelvis
Principle of control: After the pelvis provide optimal?
Provide optimal alignment in the rest of the body
Alignment of the pelvis takes priority over alignment in the _ _, but _ _ _ is utmost to provide adequate _ of _ and _ _
Pelvis takes priority over alignment of the LOWER EXTREMITIES, but UPRIGHT HEAD POSTURE is utmost, to provide adequate FIELD OF VISION and ORAL INTAKE