{"id":29129,"date":"2020-11-24T09:42:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T01:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/?p=29129"},"modified":"2023-03-15T17:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:26:51","slug":"why-do-we-see-elderly-wheelchair-users-with-their-head-dropped-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/11\/why-do-we-see-elderly-wheelchair-users-with-their-head-dropped-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do We See Elderly Wheelchair Users With Their Head Dropped Down?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1592182710\">\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_1592182710 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The short answer is because of an ill-fitting wheelchair.\u00a0 When someone uses a wheelchair that doesn\u2019t fit them they will compromise proper seating positioning for short term comfort. However, there are solutions that can improve the comfort and life of an elderly wheelchair user.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #008f87;\">What is the cause of the elderly head dropping?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prime cause for the elderly user\u2019s head dropping is<\/span><b> lack of stable trunk support because they are using the incorrect wheelchair<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This lack of trunk support leads to the user adjusting their body to find a more \u201ccomfortable\u201d position. As well as the head dropping, the lack of trunk support can also lead to pressure ulcers, lack of social engagement, and possible scoliosis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1785022160\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1760123947\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 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-2110418927\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 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_194774726\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/S-Ergo-Seat-Feature.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/S-Ergo-Seat-Feature.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/S-Ergo-Seat-Feature-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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_194774726 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 95%;\">Without the support of a properly fitted seating system, elderly user&#8217;s will start to slide forward and their head start to drop. Source: <span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/featured_item\/km-1520-3\/\">S-Ergo Seating<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-189473243\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #008f87;\">How to select the right wheelchair?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each elderly wheelchair user has different needs or symptoms. Therefore there is no<\/span><b> one<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wheelchair to suit all elderly users. Each user should choose a wheelchair with the features or necessary adjustments to suit their needs. To find out which wheelchair is more suited to an elderly user, there are <\/span><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/2020\/05\/a-guide-to-choosing-a-manual-wheelchair\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three levels of mobility<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make it easier to understand the kind of requirements they need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-447994088\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1411425579\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #719aa7;\">1. The user cannot walk very fast or far<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This group has the ability to walk short distances indoors, maybe with the aid of a cane or walker. When they go outdoors for medium to long distances, they will benefit from using a standard lightweight wheelchair.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-72150430\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\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_1042235152\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Level-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\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_1042235152 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-857828630\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 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<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1345313541\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-395191532\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 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-2020829067\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\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_1071065667\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Level-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\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_1071065667 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-643335127\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #719aa7;\">2. The user can\u2019t walk but can sit steadily<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This group cannot walk<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so when transferring them in and out of a wheelchair, their safety is the most important. A <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transfer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wheelchair with removable armrests and footrests will make shifting them easier for the carer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-300161754\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-875117997\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3><span style=\"color: #719aa7;\"><strong>3. The user is unable to walk or sit independently\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal for these users is to make them as comfortable as possible without risking secondary injuries. Positioning<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wheelchairs with reclining positioning change will allow the user to safely reduce pressure sores and increase seating stability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-208313856\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\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_237563442\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karmamedical.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Level-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\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_237563442 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1206576849\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There isn&#8217;t <\/span><b><i>one<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> simple solution to solve every sitting problem, only the<\/span><b><i> best<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> solution.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Karma we believe that a better wheelchair will provide the better fit for the user to suit their condition or needs.<\/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-reveal 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 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Wheelchair User\u2019s Drive?<\/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\/10\/how-to-check-if-your-journey-is-wheelchair-accessible\/\" 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\/10\/Blog-posts-2-16-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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compromise proper seating positioning for short term comfort. However, there are solutions that can improve the comfort and life of an elderly wheelchair user. What is the cause of the elderly head dropping? 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