Adaptive seating

PT/OT Adapted Seating Interventions for Children with Medical Complexity January 18, 2024 by Tanya Myers, PT, DPT, AnnMarie Stauffer, PT, DPT, and Lisa Gradziel, PT, DPT
A boy sits on a Rifton Activity Chair and plays with a toy train with his therapist.
As school-based therapists, we are frequently asked to provide input on seating, standing, and movement opportunities (including walking and gross motor participation). The school is a naturally supportive setting for children of all abilities to participate more.
Webinars Rifton Product Demonstrations
Lori Potts, PT, demonstrates how to use the Rifton TRAM and E-Pacer.
Watch six Rifton product demonstrations by Lori Potts, PT.
PT/OT APT KENYA – Changing Lives with Postural Management April 26, 2023 by Catherine Barton, Pediatric Physiotherapist
A man building a supportive device for APT Kenya
A successful and innovative postural management program for children with disabilities in Kenya improves their quality of life and daily participation.
PT/OT Clinical Perspectives on Postural Management for Hip Health July 13, 2022 by Michelle Meier, PT, DPT
A boy sitting on a Rifton Activity Chair, with his therapist standing next to him, smiling at each other
Recent research provides evidence-based guidelines for postural management intervention in lying, supported sitting and standing for children with non-ambulant CP.
Tips & Advice Solving Transfers with the Rifton TRAM January 12, 2021 by Elena Noble, MPT
A man being transferred out of a wheelchair with a Rifton TRAM
Use the TRAM to make transfers out of a wheelchair with fixed armrests.
Videos Rifton – Who We Are
Joe Keiderling in a Rifton Factory
Rifton is dedicated to the idea that people with disabilities are entitled to the same opportunities as the rest of us.
Videos Positioning for Active Sitting
Lori Potts, PT demonstrating the Rifton Activity Chair
Lori Potts, PT discusses positioning concepts for active sitting and demonstrates them using the Rifton Activity Chair.
PT/OT Positioning for Functional Seating May 13, 2020 by Lori Potts, PT
A boy sitting in a Rifton Activity Chair with a forward-leaning tilt
Active sitting promotes trunk and head control and can improve a child’s posture and functional use of the arms and head. Learn how to position and adjust an adaptive chair to encourage active sitting.
Videos Footboard Positioning Adjustments: Rifton Activity Chair Video 5
the Rifton Activity Chair footboard
The new footboard for Rifton’s Activity Chair has a wider adjustment range, easier adjustments, and can flip up or lock down for client transfer.
PT/OT Stabilizing the Pelvis with the Rifton Pelvic Harness February 18, 2020 by Lori Potts, PT
the pelvic harness on the Rifton Activity Chair
The Activity Chair pelvic harness is more effective than a seatbelt or abductor for securing the pelvis and enabling functional sitting.
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