{"id":26358,"date":"2020-08-25T11:20:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T03:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/?p=26358"},"modified":"2023-03-15T17:55:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:55:25","slug":"how-do-the-footplates-contribute-to-a-comfortable-sitting-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/08\/how-do-the-footplates-contribute-to-a-comfortable-sitting-position\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do the Footplates Contribute to a Comfortable Sitting Position?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_460152974\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_460152974 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The footplates support the user in maintaining a correct posture whilst sitting in a wheelchair. If the footplates are in the incorrect position this can cause strain on the user\u2019s back, lower thighs, and hip bones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the footplates are too low, then the user will experience unnecessary strain on their upper thighs and behind the knee. If the footplates are too high then there will be extra pressure on the hip bones. Sitting in the incorrect position for long periods of time can lead to lower back pain, excessive pressure on the hip and thigh area as well as problems with digestion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1321030571\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-225915187\" class=\"col medium-2 small-1 large-2\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1255042582\" class=\"col medium-8 small-10 large-8\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_4198237\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/giphy-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"demonstrating different footrest hieghts\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_4198237 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consequences of setting the footplates too high or too low. Source: Karma Medical YouTube | <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B1Rm6xudiGo&amp;feature=emb_logo\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to prepare your S-Ergo 125<\/span><\/i><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1783531328\" class=\"col medium-2 small-1 large-2\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #2d82d6;\">What Is the Correct Way to Set Up a Wheelchair Footplate?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The correct position is when the user is sat with their buttocks all the way to the backrest with their thigh parallel to the seat. The angle behind the knee should be less than 90<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00b0 with the feet flat on the footrests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-869849466\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-185270401\" class=\"col medium-2 small-1 large-2\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2013546906\" class=\"col medium-8 small-10 large-8\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1741974577\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/giphy-3.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The correct footplate\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1741974577 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How the user&#8217;s thighs should look lined up with the wheelchair seat when footplates are at the correct position. Source: Karma Medical YouTube | <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B1Rm6xudiGo&amp;feature=emb_logo\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to prepare your S-Ergo 125<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1520551757\" class=\"col medium-2 small-1 large-2\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #2d82d6;\">What if the User\u2019s Legs Have Contracture?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wheelchair footplates are designed to fulfill most of the user&#8217;s body conditions. However, the user with tight hamstrings or contracture might not even be able to put their feet on the footplates. In this case, if the user is forced to lift their legs up too high on the footplates, the hamstrings will be stretched, which can be uncomfortable. The user\u2019s instinct will then be to slide down the wheelchair and collapse their body into a more \u201ccomfortable\u201d position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The solution is to allow the user to put their feet under the chair, to save them from exerting their muscles and keeping their knee angle under 90\u00b0. Loosening the leg straps will allow the user to put the legs as far back as possible under the chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An alternative option would be to repurpose the legstraps to hang under the seat completely to support the feet this way. This is maybe something you can do at home when it\u2019s not necessary for the user to have their feet on the legrests. It\u2019s important to adapt the wheelchair to the user\u2019s needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-middle\"  id=\"row-952398722\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-726355726\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"max-width:520px;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_571952465\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6742-921x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6742-921x1024-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6742-921x1024-1-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6742-921x1024-1-300x334.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_571952465 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#col-726355726 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 5% 5% 5% 5%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1485534714\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_892627423\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bent-leg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bent-leg.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/bent-leg-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_892627423 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adapting the leg straps on<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/featured_item\/agl\/\"> Agile<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and attaching them to another part of the frame will prevent elderly users from sliding down the wheelchair as they will have a more comfortable footrest. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Left<\/span>: Original position. <span style=\"color: #008080;\">Right<\/span>: Repurposed position.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #2d82d6;\">Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Changing the position of the footplates is just one way to prevent the user from sliding down the wheelchair as well as maintain a good posture. Other functions such as reclining and tilting wheelchairs can also have the same effect, you can read more about these<span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/08\/how-to-take-care-of-our-elderly-relatives-with-a-manual-wheelchair\/\"> here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-3 medium-columns- small-columns-1 slider row-slider slider-nav-simple slider-nav-outside slider-nav-push\"  data-flickity-options='{\"imagesLoaded\": true, \"groupCells\": \"100%\", \"dragThreshold\" : 5, \"cellAlign\": \"left\",\"wrapAround\": true,\"prevNextButtons\": true,\"percentPosition\": true,\"pageDots\": false, \"rightToLeft\": false, \"autoPlay\" : false}'>\n\n  \t\t<div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2022\/10\/karma-standing-wheelchairs\/\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-bounce 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Benefits of a Mid-Wheel Drive Power Wheelchair<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2022\/08\/what-are-accessible-parking-space-requirements\/\" class=\"plain\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-bounce box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n            \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:54%;\">\n  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Blog-posts-2-8-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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