Supportive Seating Unit

SUPPORTIVE SEATING DEPARTMENT

The Supportive Seating Department (SSD) provides postural inserts for children with physical disabilities to increase their independence and mobility. Clients are thoroughly assessed by the SSD team to ensure the most appropriate equipment is provided. Postural inserts will help the child with the following:

  • Ability to participate in age appropriate activities
  • Prevent postural deformities
  • Provide postural support
  • Enhance their ability to explore their environment
  • Provide support to enhance upper limb function
  • Increase independence

Depending on the child’s abilities, the SSD team can provide an appropriate seating system. We currently produce the following models:

  • Mukta G1 (small)
  • Mukti G2 (medium)
  • Meghna G3 (large)

Since 2000, CRP has provided over 1000 wheelchairs and special seats to children from all over Bangladesh.

The referral and treatment process at SSD is as follows:

  • Patient referral completed by primary therapist
  • Screening conducted by SSD
  • Assessment completed
  • Therapist prescribes appropriate equipment
  • Seat is produced onsite
  • Fitting session, minor modifications and delivery conducted on the same day
  • Parents and care givers are provided with training on how to use and maintain the seat
  • Follow-up conducted every six months

Motivation UK has provided ongoing support and training for SSD staff since the establishment of the department.

 

In CRP we generally deliver basic level wheel chair according to needs of our patients from our production house. But sometimes we have to modify our wheelchair according to needs of the patients. If any child patient has to use small wheelchair than it is necessary to push from child parents or other carer.

In this case the push handle of the small wheel chair need to up from the as usual design to prevent the back pain of the parents or other carer.

From this thinking we have designed our push handle in our small wheelchair.

 

For more information please contact:

Incharge of Supportive Seating Department

E-Mail: incharge-ssu@crp-bangladesh.org