Custom-made positioning cushion

Positioning cushion filled with polyester pellets that persons with impaired balance use to be able to sit in bed.

Dela
Dela

A large cushion on a bed

Cushion filled with polyester pellets. The polyester pellets can be purchased separately.

Users comments
The cushions can be used to be able to sit in bed.

Made by
Susanne Berg

Paid for by
The user

Whose idea
Jamie Bolling

Author: Susanne

Susanne bor i lägenhet och studerar och arbetar som frilans (heltid). Hon skadade sig 1982 och har en hög ryggmärgskada (C5). Genom handkirurgi fick hon ett pinchgrepp i vä hand. Hon har personlig assistans genom LASS. Efter tipsinsamlingen har hon flyttat till en ny lägenhet.

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Type of disability

High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

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