Spex Blog

Nikayla is a creative young woman with loads of energy and zest for life. She loves playing sport and fills out her day with many activities.

As Nikayla spends predominately the whole day in her wheelchair, it's important that her back support provides the neccessary support and is comfortable, which is why Nikayla's wheelchair is fitted with the Adapta3 Back Support, as the Profile Curvature System can be adjusted to her individual needs.

The Spex Head Support Pad range has recently been updated in design, and the newest versions are now constructed from an aluminium shell covered by an injection moulded polyurethane foam to ensure a smooth and comfortable support surface. 

The family of head support shapes have been geometrically and biomechanically updated to give greater support and stability for head positioning for wheelchair users. 

Bridget Churchill sits down with Rocket, Wheelchair User, and Penny, Physiotherapist, to learn about their personal experience with Spex Seating.

Discussions cover how the Spex Flex Cushion and other Spex Seating components have improved the wheelchair seating experience from both a Clinical perspective as well as a Wheelchair User perspective. View full interview below: 

Afonso lives with his mother and family in Portugal. He has been in a wheelchair for most of his life due to a condition called Global Delay of Psycho Motor Development in the context of Neuro-Axonal dystrophy. This is a rare inherited neurological disorder which affects part of a nerve cell that carries messages from the brain to other parts of the body, and causes progressive loss of vision, muscular control, and mental skills. Maintaining a correct posture is fundamental for Afonso to ensure his trunk and head position is supported.

A young man living in Fiji has been gifted a life-changing solution from the Shaping Better Lives team at Spex Seating.

Navi lives with a condition called Spastic Cerebral Palsy, which means movement is extremely difficult for him due to his increased muscle tone on both sides of his body. He requires assistance with many activities in his daily life.