The Seating Matters blog is written by our clinical team of occupational therapists, nurses, and a doctor of physical therapy. Here you’ll find practical how-to guides, research highlights, and industry insights on topics ranging from pressure care to dementia – supporting evidence-based practice and better outcomes in clinical seating.
Pressure injuries pose significant risks to the mental and physical health of patients. Recent groundbreaking research has highlighted four key principles that, when addressed, ensure optimum pressure management and patient comfort. Do you know them all?
Tilt in space is a critical feature of clinical seating, where a chair physically tilts the seated person backwards without changing their position, or the angle of their hips, knees and ankles. Why is this so important? Which angle of tilt in space is right for the patient? And which Seating Matters chairs offer this feature?
By Martina Tierney, OT Bed rest has been prescribed to patients for hundreds of years for those suffering from illness or injury or following an invasive surgical procedure. In the mid-1940s the beliefs around bedrest and its value began to shift. It was found that soldiers in the Second World…
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