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CHAIR SUPPORT FOR RECLINER    

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--- CUSTOM ADAPTATION --- PURPOSE: To provide support for an individual with Parkinson's disease who leans to the right when fatigued. A Henley Twin Electic Recliner was custom-made to the user's measurements. Once the chair was complete, it was modified by adding thoracic fins to maintain the body in an upright position. The fins were mounted on brackets spaced 300 millimeters apart on a steel tube frame. The right-hand bracket, the side on which the user primarily needed support, could be moved up and down for height sdjustment and sideways for width adjustment. When the optimum position was determined, the bracket was screwed in position. The frame for the fins was secured by 50 millimeter Velcro straps around the back of the chair. The straps were threaded through buttonhole-style slots in the fabric on the back of the chair. A spare piece of fabric was used to make a cover for the top of the chair, partially hiding the metal frame. TITLE: Chair Support. JOURNAL: TAD Journal. REF: Volume 26, Number 2, July 2006: p. 18-19. PAGES: 3 (including cover).

Notes: Velcro is a registered trademark. ** The TAD Journal is included in the collection of the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC).

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This product record was updated on April 23, 2007.

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Technical Aid to the Disabled (TAD)

TADNSW is a charity organisation that has the authority to fundraise. TAD uses volunteers dedicated to the design, construction and provision of aids for people with disabilities. Members of TAD provide a resource pool comprising a range of design, engineering, rehabilitation, computer, therapy and other professional and technical skills. Aids custom-designed by TAD volunteers are described in the TAD Journal.

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Wentworthville, New South Wales 2145
Australia
Telephone: 011-61-2-9912-3400.
Fax: 011-61-2-9890-1911.
Web: http://www.tadnsw.org.au.
Email: tad@tadnsw.org.au.


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