I would like soft and comfortable lead world supports but not "lower back" - more so right next to my spine which would support me better when going out and about in my wheelchair or in my Van when I get rocked back and forth.
I am pretty sure I have the corpus seating that came with my Permobil M 300 but it is so damn thin that it hurts my fragile back in since my scoliosis has gotten worse... my upper body hugs the right side of the back to my wheelchair. Again, if I didn't have all the other problems I am having (which I can barely keep up with) I would pursue it. This is surely not an excuse because my chair if something I depend on each and every day. I have not even had the opportunity to get to the dentist recently and I know I have a cavity. My life is pretty much on hold until I get my urology problem taken care of and my neurology problem that started on the 12th. I wish there was a neurologist in the area who specializes in spinal cord injuries but the closest one is at Barrows spinal Institute and the closest one is in Phoenix but that is just a little too far even now it is only 2 hours away. I need to get my leaking under control before even considering something like that. Thank you for your input Joan and Fragile! ~Lori On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 7:50 AM, Fragile <swl...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a Permobil M 300 with the corpus seating. I like the plastic wedges > that you can put on both sides of the lower part of the backrest for better > lumbar support, they don't get in the way that the swing away lateral > supports do. > > After a few years, my lower back began to hurt, so I put in the dense foam > inserts for the lumbar region that came with it. The pain went away pretty > quickly, but it has caused a pressure sore. > > I'm going to start the process for a new chair this summer. I asked the > wheelchair technician that ordered me the chair about different backrests > that are less likely to cause a pressure sore, he recommended a company > called Comfort Company that has air backrests. They look nice, the only > problem is I would probably have to go back to the swing away lateral > supports. > > Looking at the Jay 2, Deep Contour backrests, they look like they wrap > around the lower body pretty well. But nervous about the amount of foam in > the lumbar region. Has anybody tried one of these backrests? Is the > thickness of the foam adequate? Would greatly appreciate any advice. > -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
