POSTURE 24/7

Posture 24/7 focuses on raising awareness of 24 hour posture care management in the United States, as a non-invasive, caregiver and family empowering approach improving the quality of life for persons with neuromuscular impairments affecting their motor control and posture. This approach involves understanding and addressing postural alignment and potential need for supports in the three human orientations of lying, sitting and standing. This understanding is particularly essential for people at risk for, or with complex wheelchair seating needs. These can include people of all ages born with or having an acquired motor disability, including children with cerebral palsy Levels III-V on the Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS)... 24 hour posture care management has been developed as an approach over the last forty years in England and other countries. While it is broadly discussed and valued as a clinical approach in Commonwealth and European countries, it is just gaining..