Re: [QUAD-L] tippy chairs

2010-04-22 Thread Quadius
Amen to that. I let myself leaning to the right for about six months when my wheelchair was having some issues with pulling to the left and my spine ended up curving. Now I'm forced to use the laterals all of the time. On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 10:52 AM, greg wrote: > Lateral / Trunk Supports

RE: [QUAD-L] tippy chairs

2010-04-17 Thread greg
Lateral / Trunk Supports are very important. Even if you don't tip very much. I didn't like using them, but after years of not having them,. my spine has curved. Now I need one on my right side pushing my middle to the center and one on my left pushing my left top towards center. Not only are th

RE: [QUAD-L] tippy chairs

2010-04-17 Thread Joan Anglin
Hi Cyndi My very first chair-yes I was measured and fitted for it at rehab-was too large. I had the same problem and was always tipping to one side. Seven years later I got another Chair, and it fit much better but I still tilted and I usually relied on my arms being strapped down to keep me up