Guide

Paediatric CP chairs and standing frames: what to specify, and why adult equipment cut down does not work

How to specify seating and standing equipment for children with cerebral palsy — age bands, standing-frame configurations, walkers, and the one rule: equipment scaled to the child.

Children with cerebral palsy need equipment built to a child's proportions and to a child's therapy — supported sitting, supported standing, assisted stepping — not adult equipment made smaller. Here is what to specify.

Seating: the CP chair

A CP chair gives postural control in sitting: trunk and head support, pelvic positioning, a tray for feeding, play and schoolwork. XINIX makes it in three age bands so the supports land where a child's body actually is, plus two configurations with a built-in standing frame — supported sitting and supported standing in one piece, for homes and centres with one room. A corner seat covers floor-level sitting and play.

Standing: the paediatric standing frame

Standing matters for hip development, bone density and circulation, and for giving a child hands-free time upright. A paediatric standing frame is scaled so knee, chest and tray supports meet a small body. Where tilt-in-space or graded upright tolerance is needed, a tilting table with an activity tray keeps the child engaged while the angle is built up.

Stepping: the CP walker

A paediatric CP walker — padded body ring, push handles, castors and an adjustable seat — lets a child practise assisted stepping with the frame configured around them and a seat to rest on between efforts.

What to put on the specification

• The child's age band and, if known, body dimensions — selection is by the child, not the catalogue.
• Support levels needed: head, trunk, pelvis, knees.
• Transfer method at home or in the centre, which decides seat height and whether castors are wanted.
• Harnesses, straps and tray requirements, which are configuration-dependent.

Send that on WhatsApp and we will confirm the configuration and item codes before anything is quoted. The full paediatric range is on the product index.

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