Spex Constructa Shape Cushion

The Spex Constructa Shape Cushion provides a solid foundation for a stable posture, essential for every wheelchair user’s unique needs. It’s designed to support the user’s pelvis and accommodate their individual physical requirements. The modular system allows for on-the-spot customizations, adapting to asymmetrical bodies and offering targeted pressure relief and postural support. It’s the ideal cushion for improving stability and comfort.

The Constructa system is a range of modular cushions which can adapt to accommodate complex postural needs for users of all ages. From simple seating requirements to the most challenging demands, the result is better seating which minimises pressure while maximising comfort.

The simplified version of this innovative modular cushion features a flat base with positioning blocks and contouring pads designed to deliver refined support which can be adjusted for the individual user.

Thigh supports and ischial well can be adjusted to accommodate rotation, growth (with seat depth and width adjustments) and to offload high-risk pressure areas. The ischial insert and overlay also help to distribute and reduce peak pressure points.

Users who will benefit the most from this highly adaptable system include…

• Those who need to balance, stabilise, and maintain positioning of the legs and pelvis.
• Those who need pressure relief under bony prominences.
• Those who may need changes in position due to growth or surgery.
• Individuals leg length discrepancies, wind-swept, pelvic obliquity, pelvic rotation, posterior/anterior pelvic tilt.
• Individuals with a moderate risk of pressure injuries/decubitis pressure sores.
• Individuals with adduction and abduction of the legs.

Clinical Applications

The ground-breaking design of our cushion gives therapists the ability to create a configuration which satisfies even the most complex postural requirements. In doing so, the Constructa Cushion will help…

• Prevent the ischial tuberosities from sliding forward.
• Provide offloading of the ischial tuberosities.
• Obtain correct hip angles and flexion angles of the thighs.
• Maintain correct transverse thigh angles.