The purpose of this study was to assess, by analyzing survey responses, the perceived behavioral changes that were observed when adaptive seating devices and training programs were provided to multihandicapped, developmentally disabled individuals. Results for 41 clients were analyzed. Statistical analysis revealed that significant changes in social interaction, positioning, tracking, grasping,...

Jessica Presperin Pedersen, MBA, OTR/L, ATP/SMS Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Chicago, IL; Alexian Brother Hospital Home Health, Presperin Pedersen Associates Disclosures outside this publication: consultancy, provide input to state of New Mexico concerning assistive technology; expert testimony, various law firms pertaining to lawsuits filed ...

OBJECTIVE Current guidelines for optimal restraint of children in motor vehicles recommend the center rear seating location for installing a child-restraint system. However, recent research on child occupants in child-restraint system has brought this into question. The objective of this study was to describe seating position patterns among appropriately restrained child occupants aged 0 to 3 y...

Lateral acceleration causes discomfort but how the discomfort depends on the frequency of acceleration or characteristics of seating is poorly understood. Using magnitude estimation, twelve male subjects rated the discomfort caused by lateral oscillation at eight frequencies (0.2-1.0 Hz) across four seating conditions (a rigid seat and a train seat, both with and without backrests). Discomfort ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of tilt-in-space seating on outcomes for people with neurological or neuromuscular impairment who cannot walk. DATA SOURCES Search through electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, AMED). Discussions with researchers who are active in field. REVIEW METHODS Selection criteria included interventional studies that investigated the effects of seat tilt on...

A single subject, withdrawal design was used to investigate the effects of therapy balls as seating on engagement and in-seat behavior of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In addition, social validity was assessed to evaluate teachers' opinions regarding the intervention. During baseline and withdrawal (A phases) participants used their typical classroom seating device (chair,...

Motivated by evidence that parliament seatings are relevant for decision making, we consider the problem to assign seats in a members of parliament. We prove resulting seating assignment is strongly NP-hard several restricted settings. present Mixed Integer Programming formulation problem, describe two families valid inequalities and discuss symmetry-breaking constraints. Further, design heuris...