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volume 17 • number 10
Cover Story
15 Setting Up for Success
Spinal cord injury clients with quadriplegia can be successful self-propellers, but seating and mobility details are critical.
20 Measuring a Power Chair
How numbers such as seat-to-floor height and turning radius impact maneuverability and efficiency for power wheelchair users.
6 Editor’s Note
October 2018 • Vol. 17 No. 10 Serving the Seating & Wheeled Mobility Professional
How Seat-to-Floor, Turning Radius & Other Numbers Impact Success
On the Cover
Power chair mea- surements have an enormous impact on eventual client success.
Cover by Laurie Layman
Concept: Elisha Bury
The Measure of a Power Chair
Optimizing the Ultralight for Clients with Paraplegia
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8 MMBeat
24 CRT Showcase: Permobil’s Pilot for Kids 26 Product Revue
28 Marketplace: Retail CRT
29 Ad Index
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