Positioning & Mobility

The Positioning and Mobility Team provides seating, positioning, and mobility services to meet the needs of children with motor disabilities. These services are offered in response to requests from the primary community rehabilitation team.

The team sees children at Sunny Hill as inpatients, on site, or during provincial regional outreaches. Approximately 30 per cent of the children seen by the team receive services on a community visit basis. These visits occur in regional centers where a workshop is outfitted. An equipped van is also available to go to selected sites.

Education for families and professionals is a component of the outreach service. The team provides student lectures, clinics and regional workshops delivered on site, via telehealth, and by internet. Please see Seating and Mobility for more information..

The team sponsors the International Seating Symposium, which is held in Vancouver. This biannual symposium is attended by professionals worldwide who share a focus on wheelchair seating and positioning.

A Seating Simulator for Remote Assessment is currently under development.

Contact person: Team Leader, Positioning and Mobility

For more information, contact the Team Leader by calling the Sunny Hill switchboard at 604-453-8300.

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PHSA improves the health of British Columbians by seeking province-wide solutions to specialized health care needs in collaboration with BC health authorities and other partners. For more information, visit http://www.phsa.ca

PHSA agencies include: BC Cancer Agency, BC Centre for Disease Control, BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services, BC Provincial Renal Agency, BC Transplant, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, and Cardiac Services BC.