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.

AAC On the Move: A Case Study on Power Wheelchair Integration
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
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
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
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
Sign Me Up! Strategies to Engage Therapy Practitioners
by Amber Ward, MS, OTR/L, BCPR, ATP/SMS, FAOTA
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.
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
Pressure Mapping as a Tool in Mobile Shower Commode Selection and Setup
by Ali Speight, MSCOT, ATP
Dynamic Seating – Providing Movement for Clinical Benefit
Seating Dynamicsby Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ATP/SMS
Understanding Difficult Clients and Caregivers: Problems & Solutions
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?
Transitioning from a Manual to a Power Wheelchair
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
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
Making the Switch to a New Configuration on a Power Wheelchair – Proceed with Caution!
by Becky Breaux, MS, OTR/L, ATP/SMS
Arthritis in Adults with Cerebral Palsy, Author Michelle Lange
by Michelle Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS