Hesperian Health Guides
Meeting the Physical Needs of Children at School
HealthWiki > Disabled Village Children > Chapter 53: Education: At Home, at School, at Work > Meeting the Physical Needs of Children at School
For example, children who cannot get up and run around should usually not spend all day sitting in a wheelchair. This lends lo lead to contractures, swollen feet, weak leg bones, spinal curve, and other deformities. |
So try to arrange for the children to spend at least part of the day with their bodies in a straight position. Part of the day this can be done in standing frames (but usually not for more than half an hour at a time). |