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Standing Aids

D AND Y STANDER
D AND Y STANDER
HIP STANDING AIDS D AND Y STANDER
HIP STANDING AIDS
HIP STANDING AIDS
Bifida. Has always been nervous of standing frames… until we
I prescribe Medifab HIP standing frames for Emma (not her real name) is a clever four year old who has Spina
a number of my disabled paediatric clients, tried the Dandy standing frame! She loves this frame because it’s
Because she has good upper body strength, the chest support was
and I frequently choose these frames for the fun-looking, colourful, and feels safe!
following advantages: removed for unrestricted activities and learning.

The chest and pelvic supports surround the child’s trunk Her mother and physiotherapist love how adjustable the Dandy is,
offering more security and symmetrical positioning. The tray
tables are removable in order to place the child nearer to other and how it doesn’t look ‘medicalised’.
work surfaces e.g. tables, kitchen benches and water troughs
for preschool water play.

The HIP 101 and 121 are height adjustable to allow the child to
be positioned at the level of their peers, or at a different work
surface height.
The HIP accommodates most children with Cerebral Palsy,
(both spastic quadriplegics and children with Dystonia/
Athetoid cerebral palsy).

HIP standing frames are a practical size to use in classrooms.
Several of the children that I work with use them in their MULTISTAND
MULTISTAND
MULTISTAND
preschool, primary, high school and home settings.
The Situation:
NZ Physiotherapist standing frame, and it often required two or three carers to do so.

This young man is diagnosed with severe developmental delay, and has
never tolerated standing frames very well. As well as having difficulty
holding his head up, he has low tone overall, which also meant his trunk
tended to collapse into forward flexion in his old prone standing frame.
The school carers had trouble transferring him in and out of his existing
The Solution:

We were all amazed when we tried the MULTISTAND!!
Some testimonials supported symmetrically despite his low tone.
With the MULTISTAND set up in supine, he tolerates standing much
from mothers, carers transfer him in and out. (Great for the carers too!)
better. His head no longer falls forward, and he still maintains great
weight-bearing. The body supports accommodate his peg feed, and he is
and therapists to
His carers love the MULTISTAND also! It only takes one person to hoist
let us know how
the products are

performing

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