We're talking a particular type of gravity- our Gravity Chair foam positioning system.
The chair’s low centre of gravity and high arm rests brought stability, security, confidence and a feeling of wellbeing to the young man.
Gravity Chair has been so good at helping their son relax that the family is now on its third one, having gravitated from small to large as he has grown over the years.
Shaped to fit the person’s body closely, Gravity Chair brings enhanced self-and environmental perception without the need for harnessing.
A range of accessories, including wedges, pommels and rockers, means you can personalise Gravity Chair to specific needs. You don't even have to harness, the deep seat brings a safe, stable environment without restriction.
In clinical trials and the real world, Gravity Chair is proven to reduce anxiety and instil focus and calmness. The occupant is better able to concentrate on a task, develop fine motor skills.
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Explains mum:
“Gravity Chair has had such a positive effect on our son’s life, it’s been a transformative journey! Gravity Chair gives him a safe and non-restrictive seating option. He often needs to sensory seek. Gravity Chair enables him to calm and focus. It’s really helped with his sensory and motor disabilities.”
Find out more about Gravity Chair here:http://www.aatgb.com/gravity-chair
You can read the clinical trial here: https://www.aatgb.com/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/Gravity-Chair/gravity-chair-clinical-study.pdf
Children with severe and complex motor, mental and sensory impairments already event from the calming effect of Gravity Chair.
Knowing the effect of colour on behaviour, we have now added that sensory dimension to the equation. You can buy Gravity Chair in grey, blue, green or pink!
Gravity Chair's stable and safe positioning naturally “hugs” the child encouraging a stable seating position without any harnessing.
Gravity Chair reduces muscle tension whilst accommodating muscle contortion and spasm.
We have chosen the colours specifically as they are recognised as having a calming effect and helping to improve focus: good benefits for children with autism, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy and other similar conditions.
Parents too sometimes prefer colour, adding a strategic element to the home or school environment without overstimulation.
Clare Mason, Children’s Occupational Therapist @ Sefton Carers Centre/ Alderhey is just one fan of Gravity Chair.
Clare says: “Often it is the first time that parents have seen their child sit and settle in one place for any length of time. It enables them to sit and focus on toys they like or books etc.
“Children who require supportive seating spend many hours strapped in functional seats and wheelchairs using harnesses or chest straps. Gravity Chair gives them seating away from all that, keeping them safe and supported without restraint, encouraging them to engage. Itis in my experience always positively received by the children and their parents.”
Adds AAT Director Peter Wingrave: “Adding colours into the mix of benefits that Gravity Chair brings further encourages the positive feelings that children experience when using the chair. It adds another sensory, sub-conscious dimension to their comfort and relaxation.”
Full details of the Gravity Chair foam positioning system can be found @ https://www.aatgb.com/gravity-chair/.
Reference
(1)https://www.disabledliving.co.uk/blog/colours-vs-people-with-special-needs/
Many SEND units and schools are turning to our unique Gravity Chair postural and sensory seating to provide support. Gravity Chair helps achieve a stable, safe place that makes the child feel secure.
Gravity Chair features a deep, inclined seat providing a low centre of gravity to naturally encourage a stable, non-restrictive seating position.
High arm rests support the elbows forward helping reduce muscle tension in the shoulders and enabling fine motor control activities.
Snug lateral supports help maintain seated symmetry.
The structure of the seat allows muscle contortion to be accommodated without putting the occupant at risk.
The Percy Headley Foundation’s Northern Counties School now has three Gravity Chairs, after trialling one for a pupil with highly complex needs including autism.
Michelle McCafferty, Occupational Therapist, commented, “I am overwhelmed at the success of Gravity Chair. We’re over the moon at the difference the chair has made.”
Clare Mason, Children’s Occupational Therapist @ Sefton Carers Centre/ Alderhey regularly prescribes a Gravity Chair: “When children feel safe, secure and comfortable their muscle tone relaxes, allowing them to focus and enjoy play activities.
"They may still require support, but to engage all children need to be comfortable above everything else.
"Children who require supportive seating spend many hours strapped in functional seats and wheelchairs using harnesses or chest straps.
"Gravity Chair can give them seating away from all that. It is comfortable and uncomplicated to use, provides good postural alignment and helps keep children calm and regulated.”
Gravity Chair is just one of our tools relevant for SEND units and schools. Other equipment includes our range of infinitely remouldable vacuum posture cushions including the unique Chilli Bean seat (https://www.aatgb.com/chilli-bean/).
We are so confident we have an answer to help create a positive, safe learning environment for children with special needs that we are offering free no obligation assessments.
Full detail of AAT’s range, and a quick-fill form to book a free, no obligation assessment, can be found on here: https://www.aatgb.com/gravity-chair/.
ENDS
(1)https://futurecarecapital.org.uk/latest/number-with-hidden-disabilities-soars
Find out more about Percy Hadley here:https://www.percyhedley.org.uk/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20956024933&utm_term=percy%20headley&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3vvi19bphgMVdY1QBh0DMwzdEAAYASAAEgJ06fD_BwE
Gravity Chair, the unique foam positioning system that is already proven to achieve a safe, stable environment for severe and complex motor and sensory impairments, is now available in a choice of colours.
Blue, green and pink compliment the standard grey.
We've specifically chosen the colours for their role in positively influencing a child’s emotions, reinforcing feelings of harmony and calm that Gravity Chair delivers via its innovative design, harnessing the natural forces of gravity.
The deep, inclined structure of Gravity Chair naturally “hugs” the child and encourages a stable seating position without any harnessing.
Gravity Chair reduces muscle tension whilst accommodating muscle contortion and spasm.
Our range of accessories enable the seat to be perfectly set up for each child and make it more than “just a chair”. These include wedges, head rests, lateral supports, rockers, abduction pommels and therapy tables, all designed to reduce anxiety and encourage engagement.
Clare Mason, Children’s Occupational Therapist @ Sefton Carers Centre/ Alderhey is just one fan of Gravity Chair. She comments: “When children feel safe, secure and comfortable their muscle tone relaxes, allowing them to focus and enjoy play activities.
"Children who require supportive seating spend many hours strapped in functional seats and wheelchairs using harnesses or chest straps.
"Gravity Chair can give them seating away from all that and is in my experience always positively received by the children and their parents.”
Adds AAT Director Peter Wingrave: “Adding colours into the mix of benefits that Gravity Chair brings further encourages the positive feelings that children experience when using the chair. It adds another dimension to their comfort and relaxation.”
Full details of the Gravity Chair foam positioning system can be found @ https://www.aatgb.com/gravity-chair/.
Teenager George Merry has quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. He struggles to sit unaided and tends to stretch and extend his body. His family have always found it difficult to ensure he is seated correctly and comfortably unless he is in his wheelchair.
Discovering an innovative foam positioning system- AAT’s Gravity Chair- has changed that.
Indeed, mum Karen and George’s siblings made use of the Gravity Chair when George wasn’t using it!
The Gravity Chair looks like a gaming chair but is purpose-designed to support people with complex motor and sensory issues, learning difficulties, autism, ADHD and more.
The deep, inclined seat provides a low centre of gravity providing a natural, stable and comfortable position.
High arm rests support the elbows forward; this helps reduce muscle tension in the shoulders and enables fine motor control activities. Snug lateral supports help maintain seated symmetry.
The structure of the seat accommodates the occupant’s muscle contortion without risk. It helps ease discomfort from spasm and involuntary movement.
Gravity Chair provides a safe and non-restrictive seating option to ease deformities and contractures. An optional tilt wedge can finitely adjust inclination of the Chair to individual user needs.
Comments Karen: “Because Gravity Chair looks like a gamer chair, my 17 year old would enjoy using it to play his Xbox on! I’ve tried it too: it was more comfortable than I expected and provided good support for my lower back.
“However, of course Gravity Chair does offer a lot more than that.
“George really enjoyed sitting in the chair and was extending himself as much as possible, because he is cheeky like that! The angled wedge that comes with the chair meant we were able to tilt it. This gave George the ability to still extend himself but gave him the space- and stability- to do so.”
Find out more about the Gravity Chair Foam Positioning System, and how to book a free, no obligation assessment by visiting https://www.aatgb.com/gravity-chair/.
The answer can be as simple as a chair….
AAT’s innovative Gravity Chair aka Gravity Positioning System is scientifically designed and clinically proven to help channel a feeling of safety, security, stability and wellbeing.
It provides a positive intervention for children and young adults with autism and other complex needs.
“Assessments with children with needs is fantastic.
"Children who are constantly ‘on the go’ come into clinic and try the seat- often it is the first time that parents have seen their child sit and settle in one place for any length of time.
"It enables them to sit and focus on toys they like or books etc.
"Often these children do not like to be strapped in or restrained, so the Gravity Chair allows them to get in and out of the seat on their terms.
“When children feel safe, secure and comfortable their muscle tone relaxes, allowing them to focus and enjoy play activities.
"They may still require support, but to engage all children need to be comfortable above everything else.
"Children who require supportive seating spend many hours strapped in functional seats and wheelchairs using harnesses or chest straps.
"The Gravity Chair can give them seating away from all that, with only a lap strap required.”
Clare Mason, Children’s Occupational Therapist @ Sefton Carers Centre/ Alderhey Liverpool
“It might look like a simple chair, but it’s much more. We are absolutely over the moon at the difference this chair has made.”
Michele McCafferty, Occupational Therapist @ Percy Hedley Foundation’s Northern Counties School
Gravity Chair looks like a normal soft seat; its foam configuration of a low centre of gravity with high arm rests and snug-fitting lateral supports provides good postural alignment with gentle pressure to control hyper-activity, to calm and regulate.
The Gravity Chair design helps alleviate discomfort from spasm and involuntary movement, providing a safe and non-restrictive seating option to ease deformities and contractures. I
ts ‘hugging’ shape helps reduce anxiety and distractibility. Its high arms can enhance fine motor control activities. An optional tilt in space wedge can finitely adjust the Chair’s orientation to gain a more aligned posture when deformities or contractures are present.
On a practical level, it is lightweight so easy to move around as needed. Covers are removable and wipeable. The sitting surface is incontinence resistant.
AAT’s nationwide team of sales managers are trained to support healthcare professionals in undertaking postural assessments, free of charge and with no obligation.
To find out more about Gravity Chair, and book a free, no obligation assessment, click the link: https://www.aatgb.com/gravity-chair/.
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Reference:
(1) https://www.beyondautism.org.uk/about-autism/understanding-autism/statistics/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-daUBhCIARIsALbkjSa1a16Wociehc21he5vCd1uQ4MbBxv0n3_rFIa8hwEK5fm4cD9pL4oaAoPaEALw_wcB
The physical and mental health benefits of correct, safe and independently-supported seating are widely acknowledged. The Gravity Chair Positioning System provides "safe space" postural seating for special needs.
It has been scientifically designed to positively harness the natural forces of gravity, providing a stable, supported environment.
The deep, inclined seat provides a low centre of gravity to naturally encourage a stable seating position.
High arm rests support the elbows forward helping reduce muscle tension in the shoulders and enabling fine motor control activities.
Snug lateral supports help maintain seated symmetry.
The structure of the seat allows muscle contortion to be accommodated without putting the occupant at risk.
It helps alleviate discomfort from spasm and involuntary movement. This provides a safe and non-restrictive seating option to ease deformities and contractures.
An optional tilt wedge can finitely adjust inclination of the Chair to individual user needs.
It creates a feeling of security.
"It might look like a simple chair, but it is so much more!
Time and again, when supporting healthcare professionals in assessments we have seen the Gravity Chair deliver significant improvement in children and adults with motor and/or sensory disabilities.
"It enables them to sit comfortably, and feel safe and secure.”
Peter Wingrave AAT Director
You can find out more and book a free, no obligation assessment by clicking the link
