Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Foreword by David Cooper, MSc Kines, Rehab Tech and Maureen Story, BSR(PT/OT)
Foreword by Mark R. Schmeler, PhD, OTR/L, ATP, RESNA Fellow
Introduction
Section I Postural Support and Pressure Management: Foundational Information
Chapter 1 Seating and Mobility Evaluations for Persons With Long-Term Disabilities: Focusing on the
Client Assessment
Jean L. Minkel, PT, ATP
Chapter 2 Pressure Management for the Seated Client
Jo-Anne Chisholm, MSc, OT and Joanne Yip, BSR, OT
Section II Postural Support and Pressure Management: Clinical Applications
Chapter 3 Postural Support and Pressure Management Considerations for Hands-Free Sitters
David Kreutz, PT, ATP
Chapter 4 Postural Support and Pressure Management Considerations for Hands-Dependent Sitters
Sharon Sutherland, PT
Chapter 5 Postural Support and Pressure Management Considerations for Prop Sitters
Jill Sparacio, OTR/L, ATP/SMS, ABDA
Chapter 6 Standardized Measures of the Person, Seating System, and Wheelchair
Kelly Waugh, PT, MAPT, ATP and Barbara A. Crane, PT, PhD, ATP/SMS
Chapter 7 Posture Management 24/7
Atli Ágústsson, PT, MSc Bioeng and Guðný Jónsdóttir, PT, MSc
Section III Wheeled Mobility: Foundational Information
Chapter 8 Mobility Assessment: The Mobility Algorithm
Elizabeth Cole, MSPT, ATP
Section IV Wheeled Mobility: Clinical Applications
Chapter 9 Manual Mobility Applications for the Person Able to Self-Prope
Lauren E. Rosen, PT, MPT, MSMS, ATP/SMS
Chapter 10 Power Mobility Applications: Mobility Categories and Clinical Indicators
Michael Babinec, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP
Chapter 11 Power Mobility: Alternative Access Methods
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS
Chapter 12 Power Mobility: Optimizing Driving
Amy M. Morgan, PT, ATP
Chapter 13 Power Mobility: Advanced Applications
Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS
Chapter 14 Manual Mobility Applications for the Dependent User
Sheila N. R. Buck, BSc (OT), OT Reg (Ont), ATP
Chapter 15 Alternate Drive Mechanisms for Manual Wheelchairs: Bridging the Gap Between Manual and
Power Mobility
Carmen P. DiGiovine, PhD, ATP/SMS, RET and Theresa F. Berner, MOT, OTR/L, ATP
Chapter 16 Documentation of the Seating and Mobility Assessment
Julie Piriano, PT, ATP/SMS
Section V Putting It Together: Specialty Applications
Chapter 17 Considerations When Working With the Pediatric Population
Jan Furumasu, PT, ATP
Chapter 18 Considerations When Working With the Geriatric Population
Deborah A. Jones, PT, DPT, GSC, CEEAA, ATP and Joanne Rader, RN, MN
Chapter 19 Considerations When Working With the Bariatric Population
Stephanie Tanguay, OT/L, ATP
Chapter 20 Considerations When Working With Degenerative Neurological Conditions
John “Jay” Doherty, OTR, ATP/SMS
Chapter 21 Considerations When Working With Complex Neurological and
Orthopedic Presentations
Elizabeth McCarty, OTR/L and Melissa Tally, PT, MPT, ATP
Section VI Additional Considerations
Chapter 22 Considerations When Working With a Person Who Is Aging With a Disability
Susan Johnson Taylor, OTR/L, RESNA Fellow
Chapter 23 Environmental Assessment
Cindi Petito, OTR/L, ATP, CAPS
Chapter 24 Wheelchairs and Transportation
Mary Ellen Buning, PhD, OTR/L, ATP/SMS, RESNA Fellow
Chapter 25 Application of Wheelchair and Seating Standards: From Inside the Test Lab and Beyond
Kay Ellen Koch, OTR/L, ATP, RESNA Fellow and Anita Perr, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA, RESNA Fellow
Financial Disclosures
Index