State Spinal Cord Injury Service

Spinal Seating Modules

Downloadable Resources

Files and documents to aid in your clinical practice

For your convenience all of the forms and resource documents available for download through the modules are provided again here. These documents will be updated from time to time. Please feel welcome to use them to aid you in your clinical practice. If you use them in presentations or publications please reference this website.

Downloadable Forms:

Assessment Form 1: Initial interview template
Assessment Form 1a: Initial interview template (with prompts)
Assessment Form 1s: Sample completed initial interview template
Assessment Form 2: MAT assessment
Assessment Form 2a: MAT assessment (detailed)
Assessment Form 2s: Sample completed MAT assessment
Assessment Form 3: Body measurement template
Assessment Form 3a: Body measurement template (with prompts)
Assessment Form 4: Power wheelchair specification form
Assessment Form 4a: Power wheelchair specification form (detailed)
Assessment Form 5: Manual wheelchair specification form
Assessment Form 5a: Manual wheelchair specification form (detailed)

Instructional Videos:

Finding bony landmarks in the pelvis
Supine Assessment
Sitting MAT
Conducting a body measurement in the supine position
Pressure management in seating and wheeled mobility

Handy Hints:

Resource Document 1: Seating assessment timeline
Resource Document 2: Photographing MAT assessments and wounds
Resource Document 3: Photographing clients in their chair
Resource Document 4: Finding bony landmarks
Resource Document 5: Seating MAT assessment guide
Resource Document 6: Checking commonly used cushions
Resource Document 7: Postural intervention for posterior pelvic tilt and kyphosis
Resource Document 8: Seating and wheelchair adjustment
Resource Document 9: Manual wheelchair maintenance handout
Resource Document 10: Tips for Jay cushion users
Resource Document 11: Tips for Roho cushion users
Referral Contact for NSW Spinal Seating Service

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