elevation™ benefits

elevation™ provides all the benefits afforded by rigid ultra-light wheelchairs.

elevation™ also provides many additional benefits through the ability to adjust seat height and recline in real-time.

Some additional benefits may be the following:

Changing your seat and back position throughout the day could:

• Reduce Ischial pressure for the prevention of pressure sores
  • Each degree of recline reduces ischial pressure by 1%
  • 5" seat drop increases ischial pressure by 10 - 20%
• so use dump when wheeling, and flatten out when just sitting

• Prevent overuse injuries
  • Wrist, elbow, and shoulder kinematics are improved in an optimal seating position

• Enable increased independence
  • Wheel more efficiently
  • Reach shelves previously inaccessible
  • Sit at counter tops and bars
  • Transfer easier
  • Interact with people at a more level playing field
  • We are discovering more every day!

• Improve comfort and stability
  • Adjust your position whenever you feel like it!
  • Recline your backrest to relax
  • Straighten up for more wheeling power
  • Lower your seat for stability and power
  • Rise for proper seating alignment and posture

• Allow for adjustments with other seating constraints
  • Adding an orthopedic cushion adds significant height to a chair - so just lower your seat height when needed to compensate

Firm rear suspension will:

• Smooth rough terrain
• Reduce the jarring effects of curb-hopping

elevation™ may also provide some of the benefits of standing wheelchairs by improving:

• Lung capacity and expiratory flow
• Spasticity and flexibility and contractures
• Circulation
• Digestion and bowel regularity
• Bladder function
• Bone density