Sitting in my wheelchair has become increasingly difficult over the years as the curvature in my spine gets worse, and it caused a great deal of pain in my left hip and leg as that is where most of my weight was distributed. I have always thought there had to be something better. I went to the local guy here in Ocala that does these sort of things and we decided on a new chair and seating options to try and help my posture. Well it did help some, but not enough to relieve the pain. Then I remembered reading in a book once about a quad that wore a corset to help her so I did some research on corsets and decided to give it a try. What an amazing difference it has made! I sit so much better and rarely have the pain in my hip and leg any more.
Next thing I'm working on is trying out an attachment to the wheelchair that will give me some movement back in my arms. Going to the OT for that on Tuesday so I'll have to let you know how it goes.
Sure is a big difference from the old to the new! Hope the arm attachment works.
ReplyDeleteYou really do look like you are sitting better in the new chair with the corsets. Amazing improvement. Keep us posted on the arm attachment thing.
ReplyDeleteWell the arm attachment thing didn't work. While it attempts to alleviate gravity and did support my arms while allowing me some movement up and down, it really didn't allow me any significant movement back and forth which would allow me to use my arms for anything.
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