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Created by clinicians for clinicians, Education in Motion provides the latest information in the complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) industry. Read blogs, articles, and industry resources as well as real life clinical applications and outcomes.

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The Science of Manual Tilt Mechanisms

08/02/2019

Have you ever sat in a chair and tried balancing yourself by tilt backwards onto the back two legs of the chair? (I am not recommending anyone try this while sitting in a chair - it can be dangerous and you can fall backwards and get hurt! I just realize that it is something I have done in my youth and I have seen my own children do it, too - and, of course, I cautioned them against it.) Perhaps you held onto the table in front of you and used your arms to push yourself backwards to find the balance point? You may remember doing this when you were a child in either grade school or high school. Some of you may have experienced going past the tipping point and having the chair fall behind you or if you were lucky enough, you quickly recovered by moving your weight forward to prevent falling backwards.

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One Solution for Growth in a Wheelchair Cushion

08/02/2019

Use of Power Seat Functions Among Full-Time Power Wheelchair Users

01/02/2019

3 Solutions for Accessing Power Seating Functions on a Power Wheelchair

01/02/2019

Real Life Stories

Karen C.

When Karen was 16 years old she was involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident which resulted in broken vertebrae and bruising of her spinal cord. Her official diagnosis was an incomplete C5/C6 spinal cord injury (SCI).

Mark H.

In 2010 during his fourth deployment to Afghanistan, Mark was injured by an improvised explosive device (IED). As a direct result of the explosion, both of Mark's lower extremities were amputated above the knees.

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