Description
One of the most important roles of the complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) supplier is measuring the client to ensure best fit of the seating system to the client and to the wheelchair base. Never underestimate the impact of an inaccurate dimension. An inch can be the difference between success and failure. Knowing how to approach measuring the client is critical to the best outcome.
Learning Outcomes
- Establishing the need for standardized measurement and terminology
- Using appropriate measuring tools
- How a client is approached for basic measurements
- How a client’s body is measured
- How client measurements relate to equipment measurements