Seating clinics to help improve comfort, posture, and the ability to perform daily activities with specialized seating or mobility devices

Services provided by occupational therapists and an occupational therapist/physiotherapist assistant in collaboration with a wheelchair vendor include:

• assessment and consultation
• equipment recommendation
• Assistive Devices Program application authorization
• education on wound prevention and management, postural management, and appropriate use of equipment
• equipment selection and integration
• expertise in power and manual wheelchairs, as well as modular and custom postural supports with matching equipment to clinical needs
• expertise in addressing pressure wounds
• expertise in matching equipment to clinical needs
  

Progression level of rehabilitative care for patients working to restore or maximize functionality