Abstract
The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The journal also has a website. Free full text access is available for all readers.The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database), DOAJ and is available in Google, as well as Google Scholar.The policies of the journal are modelled on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations.
Highlights
The Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital Ragama (RRH) has introduced a special seat
The Motivation multidisciplinary team has prepared and run a training programme at RRH for therapists working with children
Our trainers have completed the course successfully and they work with children with disabilities and the seating therapist does the necessary prescribing and fitting of special seats
Summary
Many children with disabilities are unable to sit without support They may spend long periods of time lying on one side or sitting in a bad position. This will cause secondary disabilities such as muscle contractures which will lead to postural deformities. These children need a special seat which will give them more support than a standard chair or wheel chair. Designed angled work surface helps him to communicate with his friends, family and teachers. It will enable them for feeding, drinking and learning activities. It is made in three standard sizes called G1, G2 and G3
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