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Technology: Wheelchair Seating & Positioning
- Service Description It is important for individuals who use a wheelchair to have the right equipment both in terms of fit and also utility. Individuals may be scheduled for a comprehensive seating and positioning assessment on an inpatient or outpatient basis. This service, which involves a 2 hour session with the patient, one or more specially trained therapists, and an equipment vendor, results in a prescription for the most appropriate wheelchair, cushion, and control system for each individual.
- Technology In addition to a wide variety of specialty wheelchairs, cushions, and control systems, Madonna has an electronic pressure mapping system. When the patient sits on the special pressure pad, a computer program graphically presents pressure areas. This helps the therapists identify positioning as well as appropriate cushions for each individual that result in the least amount of pressure areas.
- Professionals Two Physical Therapists and one Occupational Therapist at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital have received RESNA certification as Assistive Technology Practitioners. This means they have the special training necessary to prescribe wheelchair seating and positioning systems as well as appropriate assistive technology that works in concert with the wheelchairs.
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Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
5401 South St. • Lincoln, NE 68506
Phone: (402) 489-7102 • Toll-Free: (800) 676-5448
E-mail: info@madonna.org
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