How to measure correctly!
In order to select an optimal demo supply, we need some key data that you can determine yourself in just a few steps. You will need a folding rule, possibly a book and something to write with. Please follow the instructions:
Seat width
- Sit the patient on a chair or in the current wheelchair and measure the widest part of the pelvis (trochanter).
- This is particularly easy if you place a book to the right and left of your thighs or use your hands as a boundary and take the measurement between them.
- Please add 2 cm to the measurement you have taken.
Back height
- The backrest height is the measurement from the seat shell or seat cushion to the upper edge of the shoulder girdle.
- To measure, simply put the folding rule behind your back and place a book on your shoulder or use your hand to mark the boundary. Make sure that the patient is sitting as straight as possible.
- You can then simply read off the measurement from the bottom edge of the book.
Seat depth
- The seat depth is the full thigh length, measured from the back to the hollow of the knee.
- When seated, you can simply place the folding rule in the seat or slide it in and read off the measurement.
- Subtract 10% from the measurement.
