You Picked the Right Manual Wheelchair Frame - Don’t Stop There

Manual Wheelchair Prescription and Client Skills training.

Content Overview:
Learn how to prescribe and configure manual wheelchairs to maximise independence, function and long-term health with avoidance of overuse injuries. Topics will include assessment strategies, frame selection, configuration to promote safe, functional independence in an active manual wheelchair. We’ll experience, through trial and interaction, how different frame styles and setups affect propulsion, comfort and ultimately client function. In the second half of the session, the attendees will use appropriately configured chairs to put their skills to the test. In small groups, we’ll practice instruction and completion of a variety of wheelchair skills from propulsion to wheelies, transfer strategies and more. We will discuss the importance of these skills in everyday life and present strategies for instruction.

We’ll also address “aging with a disability” and disease progression – what options are available for clients when pushing independently becomes too difficult or inefficient?


Come Ready for Action- this course is jam-packed with hands-on learning opportunities.

 

Presenters: Amy Bjornson Physiotherapist, Mike Sheen RGK