Bilat Hip Disartic
Gym Bunya Ward Physio
Description
Collection
Title:
Bilat Hip Disartic
Creator:
Gym Bunya Ward Physio
Date:
10/4/2001
Text:
I am a physio working in a rehab hospital in Brisbane, and I currently have a patient who is a 19 yr old boy with sustained traumatic bilateral hip disarticulation amputations.
We have just begun to get him sitting upright in a normal wheelchair sitting on a Cloud cushion for 2 -3 hours at a time, and are starting to think about long-term solutions for him. We are considering options of either modifying the wheelchair with custom seating, or creating some sort of a seating bucket for him. Does anyone have any experience with either of these options? He does not have a catheter or stoma, so we need to consider conveneince for toileting as well.
As well, he is asking about walking again, and while I know it is theoretically possible, I am wondering if anyone has any experience with anyone of this level who has actually been successful.
Thank you for any suggestions or ideas.
Andrea Bowen P.T.
We have just begun to get him sitting upright in a normal wheelchair sitting on a Cloud cushion for 2 -3 hours at a time, and are starting to think about long-term solutions for him. We are considering options of either modifying the wheelchair with custom seating, or creating some sort of a seating bucket for him. Does anyone have any experience with either of these options? He does not have a catheter or stoma, so we need to consider conveneince for toileting as well.
As well, he is asking about walking again, and while I know it is theoretically possible, I am wondering if anyone has any experience with anyone of this level who has actually been successful.
Thank you for any suggestions or ideas.
Andrea Bowen P.T.
Citation
Gym Bunya Ward Physio, “Bilat Hip Disartic,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/217486.
