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Showroom vs Reality: OTs Navigating Seating Compromises


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In this second episode of our podcast series with Lizzy Parsons, Occupational Therapist and Solution Specialist at Country Care Group, we explore the real-world challenges of seating prescription.

From recliner lift chairs to tilt-in-space and pressure care, seating decisions are complex. Clients are drawn to what looks appealing in the showroom, but Ots know it is about what works in real life.

Lizzy shares practical strategies for:

  • Balancing aesthetics and outcomes when comfort, function, and looks don’t all align
  • Make smart compromises to focus on what matters most
  • Identifying features like envelopment and offloading to prevent pressure injuries
  • Help clients who self-prescribe make safer, more effective choices

This is a practical episode for Ots facing seating compromises and choosing solutions that actually work day-to-day.

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