Complex Rehab

Complex Rehabilitation Technology 

What is Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT)?

Complex rehab technology is specialized equipment used by individuals with certain mobility disabilities. It’s designed to help you perform activities of daily living (ADLs) to the fullest extent possible so you can participate in everyday life. These ADLs may include grooming, dressing, toileting, cooking, ambulating, and communicating. Ideally, your CRT helps you perform these tasks safely, independently, and within a reasonable time frame.

Because it is individually configured, CRT is designed to meet your unique physical and functional needs. It does this by supplementing or replacing certain functionalities, while also providing support surfaces for your back, legs, arms, and head as needed. Unlike manual or power wheelchairs, CRT offers individual seating and positioning and enhanced controls.

Who Can Use Complex Rehabilitation Technology?

CRT is beneficial for people with congenital disorders, degenerative neuromuscular diseases, or who have experienced traumatic injuries/illnesses. These include (but are not limited to):

• Cerebral palsy
• Muscular dystrophy
• Spina bifida
• Multiple sclerosis
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease)
• Traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries

In addition, custom wheelchair seating systems can also be helpful for individuals who are able to ambulate but do so with difficulty. A few examples include people who:

• Are at high risk for falls
• Cannot perform their ADLs in a timely manner
• Cannot consistently ambulate throughout the day
• Experience incontinence because they can’t reach the bathroom in time
• Experience an unsafe rise in heart rate during ambulation

Contact us today to discus your needs and possible CRT solutions.