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Wheelchair Positioning
Posted by The Wright Stuff on 8/26/2011 to Mobility Aids Articles and Information
1. allows for more comfort and less fatigue and greater ability to interact with the environment.

2. promotes good posture which decreases pain especially in the neck, shoulders and back.

3. allows a person to better perform activities of daily living such as eating and brushing hair.

4. distributes a person’s weight to decrease the risk of skin breakdown/pressure ulcers, caused by bad posture and lack of movement.

5. decreases the risk of the patient falling out of the chair and being injured.

6. improves a person’s ability to see more of the surroundings, breathe and swallow better and have better digestion.


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