Choosing support and standing equipment Most support and standing equipment is not often used for daily living activities in the home, it is designed more for a therapy environment as adaptive positioning equipment, i.e. getting a child used to a standing position, as a precursor to developing mobility skills. For example, during normal development a child will learn to lift their upper body off the floor before they learn to crawl, and they will learn to stand before they can walk. In a similar way, although disabled children may do things at a different time, the same basic muscles or skills need to be developed. This type of equipment should only be used under guidance from a physiotherapist. Provision of support and standing equipment Standing equipment and floor wedges may be funded by NHS (www.nhs.uk) physiotherapists for home use if they are to be used for example for postural drainage.
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