Basic Adjustment for Functionality
Ask the client to move horizontally from side to side
then toward and away from the body across a
tabletop.
To improve reach from side to side:
1.
Support the clients limb
2.
Loosen the Roll Adjustment screw
3.
Rolling the arm toward the midline to aid in
reaching medially. Rolling the arm away from
midline will aid in reaching laterally.
To improve forward and return reach:
1.
Support the clients limb
2.
Loosen Pitch Adjustment screw
3.
Tilting the Pitch Link down will aid in reaching
away from the body. Tilting the Pitch Link up will
aid in reaching toward the body.
Ask the client to move vertically from tabletop to
mouth and from tabletop to face.
To improve humeral elevation or depression:
1.
Support the clients limb
2.
Add / remove elastic bands or decrease /
increase the size of the bands
To improve Humeral rotation:
1.
Add small elastic bands across the Elbow Pivot
To improve elbow flexion or extension
1.
Support the clients forearm
2.
Add / Remove elastic bands or decrease /
increase the size of the bands
Note on adjustments:
- Mark or document the starting point before any adjustments are made so the system
can be moved back if the adjustment is not effective.
- Make adjustments in small increments
-
Only make one adjustment at a time (example: if the client is having trouble reaching
across their body at and forward. Adjust one or the other to optimize that movement
before working on the next)
-
Give the client the opportunity to use the WREX multiple times before making major
adjustments
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Summary of Contents for WREX
Page 1: ...Setup Instructions for WREX...
Page 4: ...Section 1 Part Description...
Page 7: ...Section 2 Mount Attachment...
Page 21: ...Section 3 WREX Arm Setup...
Page 25: ...Section 4 Fitting and Adjustments with Client...