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Seating Dynamics is a leading innovator in wheelchair components, designed to enhance movement through advanced technology. Their dynamic seating solutions add durability, functionality, and flexibility to most wheelchairs.

When the user moves, the components move with them—maintaining alignment with the seating system to ensure postural support and stability. Options such as Dynamic Rocker Backs, Dynamic Foot Supports, and Dynamic Head Support Hardware can be used individually or combined to address a wide range of needs, including tone management, pain and injury reduction, improved function, and more.

Benefits of using Seating Dynamics: 


  1. Force Absorption and Protection

    Dynamic seating components absorb and diffuse extensor forces, protecting both the user from potential injury and the wheelchair from damage. This feature is particularly beneficial for individuals with increased muscle tone, as it helps prevent equipment breakage and enhances user safety.

     

  2.  Enhanced Postural Stability

    By allowing movement within the seating system without loss of alignment, dynamic seating maintains proper posture and support. This stability is crucial for users who experience involuntary movements, ensuring consistent positioning and comfort.

     

  3. Improved Functional Abilities

    Dynamic seating facilitates movement while maintaining contact with support surfaces, reducing shear forces and enhancing stability. This can lead to improved motor control and functional abilities, such as increased upper extremity use and better trunk and head control.

     

  4. Customisable Movement Options

    Dynamic seating offers various movement options, including dynamic back supports, foot supports, and head supports. These components can be adjusted to meet individual needs, providing tailored solutions that enhance comfort and functionality.

     

Dynamic Foot Support

Traditional wheelchair foot supports are designed to provide postural support and stability as well as distribute weight-bearing during sitting. When subjected to significant forces, the footplates may move out of alignment, or the footrest assembly may be damaged. Dynamic Foot supports move in response to user movement and force. As the user moves, the Dynamic Foot supports absorb and diffuse forces, protecting the user from injury, preventing equipment damage, and providing numerous therapeutic benefits.

The main benefits of the Dynamic Foot Support: 


  • Provide up to 4 movements – Telescoping, Elevation, Plantar/Dorsi Flexion, and Rotation at the Footplate (these are shown below)
  • Provides movement in response to the user’s movement and force, absorbing and diffusing this force.
  • Reduce Active extension and posturing
  • Protects the user from injury
  • Increases sitting tolerance and decreases agitation
  • Increases lower extremity Strength.

Dynamic Rocker Back

Our Dynamic Back is installed between the seat and the back of a wheelchair and provides movement of the back to absorb forces and assist the user back to upright. This movement can protect both the user from injury and the seating system and mobility base from breakage. This movement can also reduce active extension, maintain posture, and provide movement to reduce agitation, increase alertness, and provide sensory input. Movement can also facilitate functional activities. Finally, movement against resistance in a limited range can increase trunk and head control.

The main benefits of the Dynamic Rocker Back: 

  • Allows the seat-to-back angle to change in response to user movement and force
  • Pivot point follows the natural pivot point of the hip, maintaining the position of the pelvis upon return to an upright position.
  • Absorbs and diffuses force.
  • Reduces active extension and posturing, therefore protecting the user from injury
  • Increases sitting tolerance and decreases agitation
  • Increases trunk control

Shown in the gallery below is the movement of the Dynamic Rocker Back, as well as the back latches used.

Dynamic Head Support

The Seating Dynamics’ Dynamic Head Support Hardware allows neck extension, diffusing and absorbing force to protect the user , protect the hardware, and reduce overall extensor tone. It can be used on its own or in combination with the Dynamic Rocker Back and/or Dynamic Foot Supports to maximize desired outcomes. The Dynamic Head Support Hardware moves posteriorly in response to both posterior and rotational movement. It is compatible with a variety of head support pads.

Main benefits of Dynamic Head Support:

  • Protects user from neck injury and strain due to extension
  • Supports neutral head positioning
  • Provides movement
  • Absorbs and diffuses force.
  • Reduces active extension and posturing.

Shown below is the hardware for the head support, as well as the Lock Out feature that prevents neck and head movement when needed, such as when heading, transporting, or any other task requiring stability

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