this is my current seating process in my wheelchair.
1. Make sure that the cushion is over inflated initially and all four quadrants are unlocked so air flows freely in between them
2. Sit into the cushion and let the shape mold to my bottom
3. Measure in the back...
Sythellri
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Last Activity: 17 May 2022, 6:03 PM
Joined: 12 Jun 2017
Location: San Francisco, CA
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I am using the Quadtro -
it takes roughly 20 to 30 minutes for the imprints to disappear completely from my thighs. -
It’s definitely not bottoming out. -
Yes I am using a cover.
No I am not sure whether it is over or under inflated. My care assistants all have different opinions but I have been following the published instruction manual exactly to the letter.
I’m currently scheduled for a pressure mapping seat evaluation but... -
ROHO Causing Skin Imprints?
I have been following the instruction manual for ROHO cushion inflation but I started getting these imprints on my bottom. Should I be worried?
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Newly Healed Pressure/Shearing Wound, looking for care advice
Hello again,
I posted a week or so ago about a pressure and sheering wound. It’s now healed and has been closed for a few days already so I have been slowly easing back into my routine of sitting up in my power wheelchair. My local area does not have a health network... -
Products for Pressure Mapping at Home?
I’m currently a college student in an area where there are very few options for wheelchair and seating evaluations. I need to drive about three hours to get to the nearest one and my wheelchair vendor (National Seating & Mobility) almost always refuses to come out to my area on a timely basis... -
Sythellri replied to Trying to get my Master’s degree, recurring wound derailing everything. Any ideas?in Carethanks for the reply! Do you know what the cause is? Is it pressure or shearing because I can’t figure out which of the two it is. It also seems to irritate for me a little bit when I take a shower but it doesn’t seem like a problem with my skin more like a problem with my sling. I’m about 220... -
Sythellri started a topic Trying to get my Master’s degree, recurring wound derailing everything. Any ideas?in CareTrying to get my Master’s degree, recurring wound derailing everything. Any ideas?
Hey everyone, I’m dealing with a constantly recurring wound on my perineum (directly behind my scrotum). I’m not quite sure exactly what’s causing it and it’s ruining my life. It seems like a shearing wound but I’m not sure. It might even be a combination of a whole bunch of things. It’s...
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