User Manual

Pronestander User Manual p9
Contraindications
• Childrenexperiencingpainor
discomfortthatcannotberesolvedby
adjustmentofsupport/positioning
• Childrenwithhip/kneeflexion
contracturebeyondthelimitsofthe
stander
Allprecautionsandcontraindications
aretakenatthediscretionofthe
prescribingclinicianorparent.
Leckeyrecommendsatrainedand
experiencedcliniciantobepresent
duringallinitialassessment,set
ups,configurations,andreissuesto
minimiserisk.
SECTION 08:
PRECAUTIONS AND
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Precautions
• Fixedspinaldeformitiessuchas
scoliosisorkyphosis
• Severemusclecontractures
• Severemuscularorskeletal
asymmetryincludinghipdislocation
• Progressiveandmusclewasting
conditions
• Highriskorrecenthistoryofbone
fractures
• Highriskofpressurerelatedinjuryor
opensores
• Strong,uncontrolledmovement
patterns
• Poorlycontrolledseizureactivity
• Childrendependentontheuse
ofpercutaneousendoscopic
gastrostomy
• Medicalinstabilityincluding
compromisedrespiratoryor
cardiovascularfunction
• Dependanton3rdpartylife-
sustainingapparatussuchasoxygen
tanks
• Significantlearningdisabilitiesand/or
behaviouralissues