Smirthwite Sherbourne Wetworth
DWC ADVANTAGES
Cost
Cheaper
Storability
Small size. Parents like it as it seems less invasive.
Tray
Easy to remove
Size
Totstander was smallest available
Transfers
Easy to place child in frame
User friendliness
Does not appear technical
DWC DISADVANTAGES
Support
Less supportive than ‘Lecky’, especially at the trunk
Knees
Knee blocks are small and not padded well
Knee blocks not angle adjustable (doesn’t stay at angle set)
Trunk
Support not angle adjustable
Pelvis
Difficult to control pelvis position/rotation
Sandals
Being firm at the back sometimes makes it harder to get child into frame
Adjustability
Adjusting height tricky. Sometimes part of bolt gets lost in the tube and it’s tricky to get it back in again.
CHILDREN OR CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED FOR (DWC)
- Early standers
- Children with good head/trunk control
- First frame at home for children with good trunk control who might develop their gross motor skills well anyway
- For children who will perform exercises in a standing frame
- Mild diplegic
- Severe hemiplegic
CHILDREN OR CONDITIONS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR (DWC)
- Children with poor head and/or trunk control
- Underweight children as knee pads not well padded
- Contractures at knees as knee pads not well padded
- Higher functioning children?
