Examine A Wheelchair (2024)

FAQs

What does a wheelchair assessment consist of? ›

We need to look at the client's strength, range of motion, muscle tone, and the orthopedic status during the assessment. These areas are going to dictate their seating system needs and their ability to self-propel. This does not mean that you need to spend hours on standardized testing.

Ask a GP, physiotherapist or hospital staff to refer you to your local wheelchair service for an assessment. You'll need to do this before you can get an NHS wheelchair. The local wheelchair service will decide if you need a wheelchair and, if so, what type. You might be able to get a voucher.

A wheelchair is a manually operated or power-driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor, or of both indoor and outdoor, locomotion.

This article covers the nurse's role and the three components of a thorough mobility assessment. The essential elements of a complete history, review of relevant diagnostic tests and physical assessment are discussed.

Provide information to the therapist ahead of time.

Manual wheelchair users may refer to the My Wheelchair Guide smart phone app's "My Wheelchair Checklist." Information the therapist may ask ahead of time includes: Your body weight and height. Skin condition, including history of or current pressure injuries.

Yes, people who are in wheelchairs who can walk are still disabled.

These include but are not limited to amputation, paralysis, cerebral palsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, arthritis and spinal cord injury.

What is the code for wheelchair assessment? ›

Overview of Code 97542

Code 97542 is used to report management of a patient using a wheelchair including assessment (eg, pos- tural/positioning needs), fitting (eg, pressure relief), and training (eg, getting in and out of the wheelchair safely and managing wheelchair propulsion on various terrains).

You should be able to fit 3-4 fingers between the front edge of the seat and the back of your knee. Seat Height; Determined by the height of the individual and if the wheelchair is self-propelled. When using the feet to propel, the seat height should allow for them to reach the floor with their heel.

process for determining how much a patient can move, what equipment or aides will be necessary for them to complete a daily task, such as walking or toileting and how much support their caregiver must provide if the patient has limitations.

Symptoms such as muscle spasms and stiffness, fatigue, walking difficulties, dizziness, tremors, and seizures may warrant the need for a motorized wheelchair or, in some cases, a power standing chair.

The Tinetti-test, also called Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) assesses a person's perception of balance and stability during activities of daily living and their fear of falling. It is a very good indicator of the fall risk of an individual.

The Wheelchair Skills Test (WST), details about which can be found in Chapters 4 and 5 of the Wheelchair Skills Program Manual, is a means of assessing the capacity of wheelchair users to safely perform the skills they need in their everyday lives.