Case Studies & Clinical Editorials
iNRRTS publishes complex rehab case studies in each issue of our DIRECTIONS. For your reference, we are posting each individual case study in a downloadable PDF format to our website.

Dynamic Seating – Providing Movement for Clinical Benefit
Seating Dynamicsby Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ATP/SMS
Finding just the right equipment for adaptive driving can be tricky
by Barry Doyle, MSOTR/L, CDRS
Meet Beauty: 5 Year Old Girl with Complex Power Wheelchair Set Up
by Betsy Howell, PT, MS and Matthew C. Traynor, ATP/SMS, CRTS
Working Your Way Through the Manual Wheelchair Configuration Puzzle
by Deborah Pucci, PT, MPT
Battery Life – Exploring (some) impacts of limited battery capacity in power wheelchairs
by Jeff Preston, PhD
Pressure Mapping as a Tool in Mobile Shower Commode Selection and Setup
by Ali Speight, MSCOT, ATP
AAC On the Move: A Case Study on Power Wheelchair Integration
Using Dynamic Seating to Reduce Client Injury and Equipment Damage
Bentley: On Time Powered Mobility Becomes Part of Everyday Family Life
The Role of Wheelchair Seating Intervention in Wound Healing: A Case Study
Positioning and Pulmonary Function
Complex Rehab Innovation: Lauren’s Power Wheelchair Gets Smart
by Written by Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS
Sign Me Up! Strategies to Engage Therapy Practitioners
by Amber Ward, MS, OTR/L, BCPR, ATP/SMS, FAOTA
Center for Assistive Technologies Taking Seating Clinic to a New “Height”
by Weesie Walker, ATP/SMS
Wheelchair Skills Day Helps Kids Build Independence and Confidence
by Jennifer Janowicz, PT, DPT, ATP
Here Comes the Sun: How Orthotic and Prosthetic Sciences Unlocked Outdoor Accessibility Barriers
by Daniella Giles, PT, DPT, ATP, SMS
Technology for Unmet Needs – Why It’s Increasingly Difficult to Get Innovative Technology to Those Who Need It
by Rita J Stanley
The Cat’s Meow: A Wheelchair User’s Journey with Blind Spot Sensors
Braze Mobilityby Pooja Viswanathan, Ph.D.
Dynamic Wheelchair Seating: Innovative Design, Clinical Applications and a Paradigm Shift
by Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ATP/SMS, and Becky Breaux, PhD, OTR/L, ATP
Connecting Care: Telehealth’s Impact on Early Intervention in Physical and Occupational Therapy
by Ginny Paleg, PT, DScPT, MPT
Telehealth: A Tool for Reassessing Upper Extremity Mobility Devices
by William Danner, MOT, ATP, CPST
Stander use to enhance function, promote development in a 9-monthold with cerebral palsy
Standing Matters
Understanding Difficult Clients and Caregivers: Problems & Solutions
Transitioning from a Manual to a Power Wheelchair
Maximizing Pressure Relief and Independence through Power Seat Functions
by Angela Regier, OTD, OTR/L, ATP/SMS and Laura Morgan, PT, DPT, MSPT, ATP
Powered Mobility Readiness: A Case Study
Power Wheelchair Transportation Considerations
Mobility Device Transportation Safety: What Do I Need to Know?
Navigating the Transition from Manual to Power Mobility
Behind the Eight Ball – Top 8 Reasons Equipment May be Denied
by Kay Ellen Koch, OTR/L, ATP, RESNA Fellow, Friend of NRRTS
Hip Dysplasia and Hypotonia: Can standing in abdjunction help?
Altimate Medicalby Mary Miles, PT, DPT, ATP
Sheila’s Stander
Making the Switch to a New Configuration on a Power Wheelchair – Proceed with Caution!
by Becky Breaux, MS, OTR/L, ATP/SMS
Analysis of Vibrations and Shocks Induced During Wheelchair Propulsion
Ki Mobilityby Olga Fomina, EMT, ATP, CRTS
Medical Devices and Wheelchair Seating and Mobility Considerations
by Michelle Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS
Arthritis in Adults with Cerebral Palsy, Author Michelle Lange
by Michelle Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS