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During a Seating Evaluation, How Do You Handle Tone?

Michelle Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS

October 26, 2015

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When tone is variable, how many times do you re-measure or what is your recommendation for how to handle during a seating evaluation?

Answer

These are really challenging clients. If you have enough hands on this client, you want to try to get the best measurements you can. As tone changes, the measurements might seem to change, at least in terms of available range, but body dimension should not change. We can look at the seating intervention that best meets this client's needs over the course of those fluctuations in tone. This might require seeing the client more than once.


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Michelle Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS

Michelle Lange is an occupational therapist with over 35 years of experience and has been in private practice, Access to Independence, for over 15 years. She is a well-respected lecturer, both nationally and internationally, and has authored numerous texts, chapters, and articles. She is the co-editor of Seating and Wheeled Mobility: a clinical resource guide. She is the former NRRTS Continuing Education Curriculum Coordinator and Clinical Editor of NRRTS Directions magazine. Michelle is a RESNA Fellow and member of the Clinician Task Force. Michelle is a RESNA-certified ATP and SMS.


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