Adaptive Seating and CP

A comprehensive review was completed on the use of adaptive seating for children with cerebral palsy from January 1990 to December 2010. Five reviews were discovered with all showing generally positive results but lacked significant evidence for "effectiveness for postural control and management, seated posture, upper extremity function, and overall clinical outcomes". The author concluded that improved strategies are needed to improve the quality of research on the use of adapted seating for children with cerebral palsy.

Reference: Ryan SE An overview of systematic reviews of adaptive seating interventions for children with cerebral palsy: where
do we go from here? Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2011 Aug 30. [Epub ahead of print]

Adaptive Seating

Here is some research to possibly include in a letter of medical justification for children with disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation reports that adaptive seating on the floor and the toilet for children with GMFCS III and IV with cerebral palsy resulted in a positive impact on the child's and family's life. Removal of the adaptive seating had a negative impact on family life.

Reference: The Impact of Adaptive Seating Devices on the Lives of Young Children With Cerebral Palsy and Their Families Stephen E. Ryan, Kent A. Campbell, Patricia J. Rigby, Barbara Fishbein-Germon, Darlene Hubley, Betty Chan Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - January 2009 (Vol. 90, Issue 1, Pages 27-33, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.011)