Fwd: [QUAD-L] seat cushions

2015-03-28 Thread Larry Willis
A hard cushion? How does that work, Ed? Seems like it would exacerbate the problem. It certainly is counter-intuitive, but there has to be some science behind it! Seems like it would hurt..bad! Larry Willis Retired and proud of it Begin forwarded message: Resent-From:

Re: [QUAD-L] Cushions

2015-03-28 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
How did you break your legs Larry? I would like to hear the story. Ron On Saturday, March 28, 2015 7:37 PM, Larry Willis lwillis82...@gmail.com wrote: For the first 25 years of my quad life I used a simple ten dollar inflatable cushionor nothing. I

RE: [QUAD-L] seat cushions

2015-03-28 Thread Joan Anglin
You have it right. Each person needs to find the best for them, I’ve been on the jay cushion the entire time except for trying a roho Quadtro which did not work for me as I don’t have somebody around to adjust it and it did not stabilize me enough on our rocky hillside. JHave a great day

Re: [QUAD-L] seat cushions

2015-03-28 Thread Ed Tessier
I used Roho for almost 30 years without problems. I couldn't understand how so many quads pressure sores. After a very active lifestyle and losing some weight Roho stopped being effective. I tried everything else on the market, EVERYTHING. I lost almost a year and a half in bed when I finally

[QUAD-L] Cushions

2015-03-28 Thread Larry Willis
For the first 25 years of my quad life I used a simple ten dollar inflatable cushionor nothing. I never had even a hint of a sore. Then I broke both legs and had to wear casts for six months. The lousy things created awful sores on my heels, ankles, knees, everywhere the cast touched with

Re: [QUAD-L] seat cushions

2015-03-28 Thread RONALD L PRACHT
The key is don't change anything if you aren't getting pressure sores. Every quad is a different size, bone structure, activity level, weight, amount of transfers, pressure relief, age. So many things go into the equation. Rohos aren't any good if you don't have help maintaining the air

Fwd: [QUAD-L] Cushions

2015-03-28 Thread Larry Willis
Hit a tree in my van. I'll fill in the details tomorrow. Larry Willis Retired and proud of it Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com From: RONALD L PRACHT r.pra...@sbcglobal.net Date: March 28, 2015 at 8:53:11 PM EDT To: Quad-list Post quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re:

Re: [QUAD-L] Cushions

2015-03-28 Thread Gail Holmes
I think most of us have enjoyed you being around and reading your post Larry. We hope you will hang tight for a lot longer. Sixty three is not old. I may have missed some news, so forgive me I should already know this but I must ask, how is your wife? She was in ICU I recall a while back.

Re: [QUAD-L] Permobil c350 tilt

2015-03-28 Thread Ed Tessier
I use an M 300 with the corpus seating system. If you are using a corpus, it shouldn't take more than a couple of seconds to move from one position to another. Half a minute to tilt back? Absolutely unacceptable On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 1:56 PM, John S. alcibiat...@yahoo.com wrote: I think I