Abstract: A headrest ?10! suitable for attachment to a wheelchair seating system, comprising: a cushioned backpad ?12!, a pair of laterally spaced apart cushioned sidepads ?14!, and a mounting assembly ?20! located substantially to the rear of said headrest ?10!. Said mounting assembly ?20! enables said backpad ?12! and said sidepads ?14! to rotate together as a unit about a vertical axis located forward of said mounting assembly ?20!. Said mounting assembly ?20! is formed such that said vertical axis substantially coincides with the spinal column of a human patient seated in a wheelchair. The rotational range of backpad ?12! and sidepads ?14! is manually adjustable and limited to a prescribed range. A force is formed resisting rotational displacement in said backpad ?12! and sidepads ?14! returning said headrest ?10! to a null, forward facing orientation. The strength of said force increasing with a corresponding increase in rotational displacement of said headrest ?10!.