Hesperian Health Guides
Sitting Aids
A wide variety of early sitting aids are included in the chapter on cerebral palsy. Special seating adaptations for chairs and wheelchairs are in Chapter 65. Here we include a few more ideas:
seat for child with spasticity who has knock-knee contractures (one of many possibilities)
strap for keeping legs apart (one around each leg and tied through holes in sides and seat)
holes for straps
tire seat or swing bends head, body, and shoulders forward to help control spasticity. | ||
A log or roll seat helps the child child who has spasticity or difficulty with balance sit more securely with legs apart. Log should be as high as the knees. Leave a little room between the cut-out circle in the table and the childâs belly. | ||
seat for a child with spasticity whose body stiffens backward |
Design from Handling the Young Cerebral Palsied Child at Home.
OTHER IDEAS FOR HOLDING LEGS APART
From Don Caston and Healthlink Worldwide
from other parts of this book | ||
"Maricela's Story" |
"A âPlayground for Allâ Built by Children â Projimo, Mexico" |
"Prevention and Early Management of Contractures" | "How Can We Help?" | "Deciding Where to Place Body Guides" | "Self-Feeding Suggestions for the Child with Cerebral Palsy" |
A seat and table like this in the form of a fish on the ocean makes sitting in a special seat fun. So do the village-made toys (PROJIMO, seat design by Don Caston). | The seat can be used for straight leg sitting, or put on top of the table for bent-knee sitting. Other designs include âsquirrelâ seats on âtreeâ tables. |
This page was updated:18 Sep 2024