Wheelchair Positioning and Seating Clinic

Because of neurological impairment, persons with spinal cord injury may develop postural deficits that can cause discomfort, skin breakdown and impaired functional mobility. Most of these postural deficits can be prevented, controlled or corrected through proper positioning in a wheelchair.

In the Baylor Wheelchair Positioning and Seating Clinic, patients are evaluated by a physical therapists with access to a team of other specialists including an occupational therapist, rehabilitation engineer and a physiatrist. The team works to design the most beneficial seating system for patients in both simple manual chairs to power chairs with custom molded support and adaptive equipment. Patients may receive positioning that is adjustable or permanent depending on their specific needs.