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If the child has mild disabilities, such as impaired balance and difficulty walking, a VELA chair can make everyday life easier.
Cerebral palsy – also called CP – is a disability resulting from damage to the brain that can occur in children from the fetal stage until the child is two years old. There is a big difference in how cerebral palsy (CP) affects the individual child.
As the child’s brain develops, the symptoms of cerebral palsy may change and appear in new ways. As a result, there is a lot of research and knowledge available about children with the condition. Still, many adults must also function daily with CP – regardless of their level of disability.
At VELA, we make special chairs based on the individual’s needs so that you can get help with the challenges that cerebral palsy presents in everyday life.
We can make the special chair to suit you. This gives you an effective aid for self-help, increased mobility and better well-being.
As previously stated, there are different degrees of CP, and it develops differently from person to person. The most common consequences of cerebral palsy manifest as decreased muscle strength, poor balance, walking impairment and chronic pain.
All of these consequences can decrease with a special chair for cerebral palsy.
However, CP can also affect speech, vision and hearing, just as CP can cause ADHD and epilepsy.
Cerebral palsy affects the signals the brain sends to the muscles, and this can mean that the muscles do not obey the orders you give them.
Therefore CP often results in fatigue or a feeling of exhaustion because your body and brain are constantly working overtime – it requires much more energy to coordinate movements when you have CP.
A special chair for children with cerebral palsy helps you by supporting you in your sitting position and conserving your energy to last throughout the day.
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At VELA, we develop special chairs based on the individual.
A VELA cerebral palsy chair provides comfort, safety and good ergonomics so that you can achieve the best possible sitting position. The chair means that you do not have to spend unnecessary energy on maintaining good posture. Instead, the chair helps you with that – and reduces the load on your joints. In addition, the chair offers support, comfort and stability.
If you struggle to keep your upper body in a good, upright position, the VELA chair can provide additional support if you choose a seat or backrest with extra comfort and support. For example, this could be a backrest with built-in body support.
If you have spasticity or lack strength, you can get handles that are easier to operate.
The VELA chair for people with CP meets your needs – whether you need a chair for a child with cerebral palsy or an adult with cerebral palsy.
If the child has mild disabilities, such as impaired balance and difficulty walking, a VELA chair can make everyday life easier.
If the child has severe disabilities and cannot walk or stand independently, a VELA Meywalk gait trainer can help support the child’s standing and walking functions.
VELA creates products that help you to help yourself. We want to improve the living conditions for our users, and therefore you are our starting point when we make your chair.
We want our users to operate and adjust the VELA chair and experience less pain than they do when living without a chair. Less pain means greater well-being and more energy in everyday life.
If you have cerebral palsy, the VELA mobility chair for disabled can help you feel less tired. This means that you can use the energy to exercise, become stronger and spend your energy doing what you love.
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