%0 Journal Article %1 Ring1978 %A Ring, N. D. %A Nelham, R. L. %A Pearson, F. A. %D 1978 %J Prosthet Orthot Int %K Cerebral Palsy; Child; Disabled Persons; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Muscular Dystrophies; Orthopedic Equipment; Osteogenesis Imperfecta; Posture; Respiration; Scoliosis; Spina Bifida Occulta; Wheelchairs %N 1 %P 30--34 %T Moulded supportive seating for the disabled. %V 2 %X In severe cases of physical disability intimate supportive seating may be required to provide maximum comfort, a good position for functional activities, improved respiration, relief of localized pressure, control of spasm, protection, or improved management. A service for providing such seating has been developed at Chailey Heritage. The seat is vacuum-formed from thermoplastic materials, having a soft non-absorbent foam for the linear and a hard semi-rigid outer shell. A mould is obtained by casting the patient using the vacuum consolidation technique and by recording the resulting impression using plaster-of-Paris. Nearly 200 seats have been made using the technique with a high rate of success.

@article{Ring1978, abstract = {In severe cases of physical disability intimate supportive seating may be required to provide maximum comfort, a good position for functional activities, improved respiration, relief of localized pressure, control of spasm, protection, or improved management. A service for providing such seating has been developed at Chailey Heritage. The seat is vacuum-formed from thermoplastic materials, having a soft non-absorbent foam for the linear and a hard semi-rigid outer shell. A mould is obtained by casting the patient using the vacuum consolidation technique and by recording the resulting impression using plaster-of-Paris. Nearly 200 seats have been made using the technique with a high rate of success.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:08:40.000+0200}, author = {Ring, N. D. and Nelham, R. L. and Pearson, F. A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22d0cb2ec64307f0983dbe062b428b384/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {21408ba46efc007f47973551d10c3187}, intrahash = {2d0cb2ec64307f0983dbe062b428b384}, journal = {Prosthet Orthot Int}, keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Child; Disabled Persons; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Muscular Dystrophies; Orthopedic Equipment; Osteogenesis Imperfecta; Posture; Respiration; Scoliosis; Spina Bifida Occulta; Wheelchairs}, month = Apr, number = 1, pages = {30--34}, pmid = {152903}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:08:40.000+0200}, title = {Moulded supportive seating for the disabled.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 2, year = 1978 }