Indications - Invacare Dragon Vertic User Manual

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Indications

Before using the Invacare® Vertic for the first time, you should consult your doctor! Before using
the verticalizer on a daily basis, we recommend medical/physiotherapeutic accompaniment in order
to become accustomed to the modified posture.
Below is a list of conditions that might make the use of this mobility product advisable. The list is
not necessarily complete or exhaustive, but rather provides examples as a general guideline.
Paralysis
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Paraplegia (tetraplegia / parapareses, paraplegia)
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Meningomyelocele (Spina bifida) syndrome
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Progressive dystrophy of the muscles
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Infantile cerebral paresis
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Multiple sclerosis
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Hemiplegia in the event of central lesions
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Posttraumatic brain damage
Defect/deformation of the extremities, moderate forms
• Dysmelia
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Phocomelia
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Distinct Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bones)
Contraction of joints / low degree joint damage, aetiologic treatment not possible, as a
result of
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Polyarthrosis
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Polyarthritis, Bechterew's disease
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Neurogenic functional disturbances
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