Hi Cullen,
I think you may be getting questionable advice from your OT. First, if you are having neck control problems, why would he or she want to switch you to a chin control which surely requires some degree of the neck control? Second, the sip and puff control system has been around for at least three decades, is very reliable and requires no neck control at all. Seems like the sip and puff system would be a more logical option, but I am not an OT, I just play one on the Internet. Steve - C4, 21 years From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 12:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] Wheelchair Controls I have a question. I have been using a head control unit ,I have been having some neck control problems and my OT thinks I should go to chin control unit that I would wear like a harness on my upper chest. I am on a vent. I was wondering if a sip and puff system might not be better. When I brought up the sip and puff option, it was said that getting the system adjusted in was complicated and keeping it adjusted in was hard. If anyone can shed some light on this subject, I would appreciate it. Cullen C2/3
