KAYE Kinder Chairs

Seating is an important way to maintain body alignment and maximize upper extremity movement. Proper seating provides stability and support, decreases the likelihood of postural deformities and enhances hand use functions.

Many therapists recommend a firm back and seat to align the pelvis and femurs and to provide a symmetrical sitting base. An adjustable seat depth assures that the thigh is well supported to prevent undue internal rotation stress on the femoral head. Adjustable seat depth also reduces the effect of tight hamstrings or extensor spasticity on the pelvic and spinal posture. The firm back and adjustable seat depth helps maintain the pelvis in vertical alignment with thoracic extension to assure functional sitting and optimize fine motor functions. The adjsutable footrest makes it possible to position the hips and knees at 80-90 degrees and allows for adjusting thigh support pressure on the seat surface as the foot rest is raised or lowered.

The abductor pad maintains the alignment of hips and knees. This symmetrical position, combined with the seat belt across the pelvis, decreases the tendency for the child to push out of the chair with extension. Additional pelvic stability and femoral alignment can be obtained by adding the optional pelvic-thigh stabilizer to work in concert with the abductor.