Wheelchair Positioning: Tying It All Together – A Series of Case Studies

Presented by Michelle L. Lange

Wheelchair Positioning: Tying It All Together – A Series of Case Studies

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This wheelchair seating assessment series has systematically explored the mat assessment and positioning challenges and potential interventions by specific areas of the body. This final course pulls this information together and illustrates implementation through a series of 3 case studies. This course is applicable to occupational and physical therapists who work with clients using wheelchairs and applies to multiple practice settings.

Learning Objectives
  • Apply wheelchair seating assessment strategies to an individual client
  • Determine specific positioning challenges seen in an individual client
  • Determine specific seating interventions to address client-specific positioning challenges
  • Determine required product features to best meet a client’s specific parameters to facilitate improved client participation in daily activities
  • Implement appropriate wheelchair seating interventions to improve mobility to enhance participation in desired daily occupations and reduce risk for complications such as skin breakdown or contractures

Meet your instructor

Michelle L. Lange

Michelle Lange is an occupational therapist with over 38 years of experience and has been in private practice, Access to Independence, for over 19 years. She is a well-respected lecturer, both nationally and internationally, and has authored numerous texts, chapters, and articles. She is the co-editor of Seating and Wheeled…

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Chapters & learning objectives

Case Study #1

1. Case Study #1

This case study will illustrate the wheelchair seating assessment process, including identifying client specific seating challenges, problem-solving potential interventions, and, finally, matching this information to product options and features.

Case Study #2

2. Case Study #2

This case study will illustrate the wheelchair seating assessment process, including identifying client specific seating challenges, problem-solving potential interventions, and, finally, matching this information to product options and features.

Case Study #3

3. Case Study #3

This case study will illustrate the wheelchair seating assessment process, including identifying client specific seating challenges, problem-solving potential interventions, and, finally, matching this information to product options and features.