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Feed the webbing strap back under the last bar of
the tri-glide to hold the strap in place.
Loop the strap around the square bar and back
through the tri-glide.
Pelvic strap with tri-glide on webbing strap.
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4d. Pelvic Strap
Pelvic straps are intended to be used as positioning aids
to help keep the client stable in the chair with a vertical
pelvic posture, reducing the tendency to sacraly sit and
limiting soft tissue damage through the effect of shear.
The pelvic strap is attached to the square tube of the
seat depth adjustment frame. The mounting points for the
pelvic strap also control pelvic strap length adjustment.
Due to the nature of pelvic strap use, and in order to
prevent misuse, the length of the pelvic strap can be
adjusted and set by the healthcare professional to ensure
a regular and constant tension on the strap and prevent
it being adjusted to that it sits loose around the client,
which is potentially harmfull.
Adjust the pelvic strap so that there is 10 to 15cm of
loose webbing on each side of the buckle and join the
two halves of the side release buckle together.
Fit the straps between the chair back and arms and
position them close to the square bar running across the
back of the chair.
The tri-glide buckle needs to be slid along the webbing
so that it is behind the square bar. Loop the webbing
over the bar and feed it back through the buckle.
Adjust the tension on the strap to the desired length.
Once at the correct length, fold the loose end of the
webbing back over the majority of the buckle and feed it
under the last bar of the tri-glide. This will ensure that
the strap does not slowly loosen over time.
4e. Pelvic Strap Fitting
