Abstract: A wheelchair fitting apparatus has a laterally adjustable back section, a vertically adjustable footrest and a pair of armrests which are adjustable both vertically and laterally. A back section extender allows vertical adjusting of the back section in relation to the seat section. Suitable indicia, for example a numbered grid on the seat section, the back section and the foot rest, as well as numbered intervals on the front legs of the chair, are provided to facilitate taking of measurements of an individual. The adjustable chair is preferably made of a transparent material to allow pressure and shear, among other things, to be readily observed through the chair. The chair may be adjusted to conform to the basic dimensions of a custom wheelchair for an individual, and measurements may be easily read off of the numbered grid and the numbered intervals on the front legs.

Abstract: A wheelchair fitting apparatus has a laterally adjustable back section, a vertically adjustable footrest and a pair of armrests which are adjustable both vertically and laterally. A back section extender allows vertical adjusting of the back section in relation to the seat section. Suitable indicia, for example a numbered grid on the seat section, the back section and the foot rest, as well as numbered intervals on the front legs of the chair, are provided to facilitate taking of measurements of an individual. The adjustable chair is preferably made of a transparent material to allow pressure and shear, among other things, to be readily observed through the chair. The chair may be adjusted to conform to the basic dimensions of a custom wheelchair for an individual, and measurements may be easily read off of the numbered grid and the numbered intervals on the front legs.

Abstract: An aquatic exercise apparatus comprises a platform having an exercise device, preferably a treadmill, disposed therein. The apparatus mounts at the edge of a body of water, and is movable between a first position in which the platform is at the level of a surface adjacent the body of water and positions below the first position, including positions in which the platform is submerged in the water. An exerciser in a wheechair can wheel onto the platform is in its first position. He then lowers the platform to a depth at which adequate buoyant support is provided and begins exercising. When finished, he gets back into his wheelchair, raises the platform to its first position and exits the platform. The apparatus can also be used by non-wheelchair-bound individuals.