Verity Healthcare

A brand new roadshow by SymmetriKit and The Serving to Hand Firm, a part of Dawn Medical, has launched, which goals to deal with the quite a few challenges occupational therapists (OTs) face when specifying scientific seating and sleep merchandise for his or her sufferers.

From precisely assessing wants and customising options to staying up to date with the newest assistive applied sciences, the Scientific Seating and Sleep Roadshow is designed to handle these points head-on, offering invaluable insights and sensible options to boost occupational remedy practices.

The occasion will see The Serving to Hand Firm and SymmetriKit crew of 20 consultants tour 14 places throughout the UK from 25 February to 10 April 2025. It should present important coaching on the basics of seating, postural administration, and prescription choice, in addition to key ideas of postural care and sensible options for managing the mendacity place successfully.

Moreover, it can showcase the corporate’s newest developments in mobility assist merchandise, that includes the debut of three improvements: the SymmetriSeat 50, the SymmetriSleep, and the EZY-FIT Raised Bathroom Seat.

The SymmetriSeat 50 and the EZY-FIT Raised Bathroom Seat have been first unveiled to OTs on the OT Present 2024.

The SymmetriSeat50 is an modern postural assist chair designed to satisfy the varied wants of sufferers throughout all age teams, weights, and circumstances. This chair goals to strike the stability between offering optimum assist and requiring minimal changes. Notably, it additionally helps environment friendly hospital discharges, lowering mattress blocking and aiding smoother transitions into group care.

With an total width of 741mm, it may match by way of customary 30-inch doorways. Key options embody sturdy PU covers with an infection management, breathability, and straightforward wipe-down upkeep. The seat affords adjustable postural assist, which is crucial for customers with spinal points, and incorporates reminiscence foam for passive remedy and Immersive Consolation know-how.

The chair can also be extremely manoeuvrable, with 4 units of 100mm braked casters, a well-positioned deal with, and locks for each tilt and recline options, guaranteeing easy motion over difficult surfaces like carpets and secure assist in reclined positions.

In response to SymmetriKit, OTs have praised the SymmetriSeat50, noting that its cushions are considerably extra comfy than typical hospital chairs.

One other debutant, the SymmetriSleep, is designed to revolutionise 24-hour postural care. It gives motion challenges for customers, educating them to lie straight and stopping or bettering physique form distortions.

It has acquired reward from OTs, the corporate highlights, as a part of the excellent 24-hour Postural Care Programme, involving the usage of applicable strategies and tools to assist a person’s posture all through a 24-hour interval, whether or not mendacity, sitting, or standing. Serving as each a therapy and a preventative measure, it allows clinicians to optimise operate and minimise postural deterioration in people with complicated motion problems.

The EZY-FIT Raised Bathroom Seat is one other spotlight of the roadshow. This product is adjustable to 2, 4, or six inches, making it adaptable for any person. It options suction ft to forestall slips and guarantee simple set up, helps weights as much as 200kg, and consists of an non-obligatory easy-to-close lid for added privateness and cleanliness.

Chris Isherwood, Basic Supervisor at The Serving to Hand Firm, stated: “These new merchandise are an ideal testomony to Serving to Hand’s dedication to enhancing the standard of life for people with mobility challenges.

“Due to all of the crew’s arduous work, we are able to proceed to innovate and supply options which might be each sensible and user-friendly. The SymmetriSeat50 and EZY-FIT seat are each superb merchandise, and we’re excited to point out them off to the trade on the upcoming roadshow.”

OTs are inspired to attend the Scientific Seating and Sleep Roadshow to boost their expertise and enhance the lives of their sufferers. Registration is now open on The Serving to Hand Firm web site.

Dates and places:

• Birmingham, 25 February 2025
• Bristol, 26 February 2025
• Exeter, 5 March 2025
• London North, 11 March 2025
• London South, 12 March 2025
• Colchester, 13 March 2025
• Brighton, 18 March 2025
• Studying, 19 March 2025
• Durham, 26 March 2025
• Leeds, 27 March 2025
• Glasgow, 2 April 2025
• Preston, 3 April 2025
• Nottingham, 9 April 2025
• Wolverhampton, 10 April 2025

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