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06 Feb 2008, 10:23 am

Welcome to the official strap thread. I created this thread for anyone interested in discussion of straps to come and do so. Anyone can come and ask questions about straps here and one of us who is capable of answering it will do so.

This thread is sponsored and owned by The Official Powerchair Thread

Must have a starting picture or youtube link... since i cant find anything on youtube it has to be a picture :P

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06 Feb 2008, 10:28 am

i posted on your thread. i dont mind talkin bout straps but i know nuthin bout em.



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06 Feb 2008, 10:30 am

dragonboy wrote:
i posted on your thread. i dont mind talkin bout straps but i know nuthin bout em.


Don't need to know anything to be considered interested and eligible for this thread :D

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Random fact about straps! average chest harness (like shown above in photo) can run about 400-600 dollars for non custom made and for custom made anywhere from 1000-5000 dollars 8O)

can you say cha ching!


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06 Feb 2008, 10:32 am

that expensive. would even u pay that mujch fer those straps lol?



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06 Feb 2008, 10:33 am

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that expensive. would even u pay that mujch fer those straps lol?


I don't have to pay... When you have a medical condition necessitating them the health insurance pays.. *Dances* yay!

Now if i want to get more straps then i will have to cough it up myself... When i become rich i will buy out the companies (bodypoint and therafin) what paradise the warehouse would be for me :P


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06 Feb 2008, 10:35 am

kool
im not sure id want them anyway, what do those straps do.



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06 Feb 2008, 10:37 am

dragonboy wrote:
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im not sure id want them anyway, what do those straps do.


Depends on what domain...

In my medical condition all my muscles are failing and i can barely hold myself up, hence i have serious spinal deformities... straps help to keep you held up and also can in some cases where the deformities were caused by horrid positioning (majority of my deformity came from horrid positioning) can actually help correct said deformity...

on the autism end, well i just like the way it feels to me so :P


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06 Feb 2008, 10:38 am

lol good enough :lol:



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06 Feb 2008, 10:40 am

How tough are these straps ? Are they on par with seat belt straps? I like those, since I don't want to die. Definitely my favorite strap besides roller coaster straps, since then I really don't want to die either!



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06 Feb 2008, 10:41 am

strapples are you able to get on a trampoline? i think you'd love it


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06 Feb 2008, 10:41 am

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How tough are these straps ? Are they on par with seat belt straps? I like those, since I don't want to die. Definitely my favorite strap besides roller coaster straps, since then I really don't want to die either!


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Probably even stronger than seatbelts, there have been several crashes involving powerchair users using bodypoint (shown in my avatar) and therafin (shown in picture)

powerchair users survived with ZERO injuries! parents injured like no tomorrow :P

the scientific reason is probably due to the wide area pressure distribution unlike a seat belt which focuses it on the hips and pelvis and shoulder harnessing distributes it across shoulders chest and belly


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06 Feb 2008, 10:43 am

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strapples are you able to get on a trampoline? i think you'd love it


Ive done that a long time ago... i cant stand that type of unpredictable motion vector... ack!


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06 Feb 2008, 10:45 am

Strapples wrote:
i cant stand that type of unpredictable motion vector... ack!
:lol: :o


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06 Feb 2008, 10:49 am

i actually had a dream that i was in a powerchair and had the stayflex on,(thats why i went to bodypoint site the day after) about replacements for seatbelts, GM, buick, ford dealers, why not, it looks comfy and would yes help save lives because of wide area pressure disotribution, and less pressure during a crash means no broken bones or bruises,

only problem i see, is that the zipper might cause fine motor issues for people with cp or limited use of hands (arthritis)


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06 Feb 2008, 10:50 am

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i actually had a dream that i was in a powerchair and had the stayflex on,(thats why i went to bodypoint site the day after) about replacements for seatbelts, GM, buick, ford dealers, why not, it looks comfy and would yes help save lives because of wide area pressure disotribution, and less pressure during a crash means no broken bones or bruises,

only problem i see, is that the zipper might cause fine motor issues for people with cp or limited use of hands (arthritis)


thats funny how you had a stayflex on in your powerchair lol :P

Actually they have different types of zip pulls... even have huge ones you can stick your fingers through...


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06 Feb 2008, 1:09 pm

“Great another NOS. Autism NOS PDD-NOS neuromuscular degenerative disease NOS. I am the king of NOS”

...apparently hard to kill and adopted from Transylvania. stick 'nosferatu' on the list, as well. :lol:

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