If a client has a complex seating system requiring biomechanical control and/or accommodation of asymmetry, will they be difficult to stand, and need a complex standing frame?
Not necessarily. Clients with a variety of issues for corrective seating generally present in a more generic posture for standing. Seating features such as swing-away curved trunk lateral supports and complex headrests are generally not needed, or less critical, in a standing posture. We attempt to accommodate clients in a comfortable and therapeutic posture in standing, using the least complex supports. Many seating components, though critical for correction in that posture, are less indicated or useful in standing. Some are extremely position sensitive, such as tri-pad headrests, and are less indicated in standing because of the variation of client position due to the effect of gravity over the whole body length, and the ease of placement in the horizontal loading position. Please note that we can, however, incorporate virtually any such features at the request of the prescriber.
