Our highly adaptable rehabilitation chair designed for individuals with complex posture and pressure management needs. Its wide range of positions and comprehensive options allow for correction or accommodation of specific postural challenges.
Introducing the HydroFlex, the ultimate flexible rehabilitation chair, designed to meet complex posture and pressure management needs. This innovative chair offers a wide array of adaptable positions, ensuring it can be tailored to address specific postural challenges and integrate seamlessly into rehabilitation programmes.
With features such as back angle recline for enhanced comfort and relaxation, and Tilt-in-Space functionality that improves pelvic stability while preserving hip and knee angles, the HydroFlex promotes energy management and pressure redistribution like no other.
It incorporates advanced elements, including integral pressure management with WaterCell Technology, to minimise the risk of pressure injuries. The articulating head section allows for precise profiling to accommodate complex head positions, ensuring a stable and secure fit for those with increased thoracic kyphosis. Meanwhile, the elevating channel leg rest, complete with an integral footplate, provides optimal lower limb positioning and alignment, allowing users to experience unparalleled comfort and support throughout their rehabilitation journey.
Adults & Children
Complex Postural Requirements
Key Features
Tilt-in-Space
Allows the seat and back to recline together, preserving the user’s hip and knee angles for effective pressure redistribution and reduced fatigue without compromising posture.
Ergonomic Push Handle
Designed with carers in mind, this handle offers safe and easy handling for moving and positioning the chair.
Articulating Back and Adjustable Wings
The seat back allows specific profiling to accommodate kyphosis and other complex head positioning needs. Adjustable wings can be angled inwards or outwards to achieve a stable head position, maximising user comfort.
Flat Back Rest with CareFlex WaterCell Technology®
Provides pressure relief and long-term comfort with simple conforming support to the lower back, even when the user is seated upright or in a tilted position.
WaterCell Technology®
Seat cushion with CareFlex WaterCell Technology® and Vapour Permeable (VP) upholstery offers continuous pressure relief, providing long-term comfort and skin protection.
Adjustable Seat Depth
Enables easy seat depth adjustment, ensuring the user’s pelvis is positioned correctly at the back of the seat to prevent sacral sitting and improve posture alignment.
Independently Elevating, Channel Leg rest
Articulating leg rest with an integral footplate, allowing the user to elevate legs above hip level to reduce swelling and help stabilise posture.
Angle Adjustable, Fold-Down Footplate
Features a single-side release mechanism for easy operation, lowering, angling and folding the footplate can all be done from one side of the chair for convenience.
Four Fully Braked Castors
Equipped with sealed bearing hubs for increased durability and smoother movement, with brakes on each castor to securely stop the chair from rolling.
Fixed or Loose Covers
Choice of fixed covers for easy cleaning and durability, or loose covers that offer adaptability for multi-user environments.Neurological Conditions
Stroke: Providing support for individuals recovering from stroke by accommodating varying levels of mobility and strength, enhancing stability during rehabilitation.
Traumatic Brain Injury: Tailored adjustments help manage postural challenges resulting from brain injuries, promoting comfort and safety while supporting recovery.
Cerebral Palsy: Its adaptability caters to the unique postural needs of individuals with cerebral palsy, ensuring proper alignment and pressure management.
Spinal and Muscular Disorders
Spinal Cord Injury: The chair’s design supports individuals with spinal cord injuries by offering enhanced stability and pressure relief, crucial for long-term comfort and health.
Multiple Sclerosis: For those with MS, the HydroFlex addresses fluctuating strength and balance issues, providing the necessary support for daily activities.
Motor Neurone Disease: The seating aids individuals with MND by facilitating easy adjustments for changing postural needs, ensuring continued comfort and security.
Muscle Tone and Balance Challenges:
Muscle Weakness or Paralysis: Suitable for users with varying degrees of muscle strength, offering adjustable features that enhance sitting stability.
Abnormal Muscle Tone: The chair’s flexibility accommodates users with different muscle tone challenges, promoting better posture and comfort.
Poor Sitting Balance and Head Control: With aspects that support head and trunk alignment, the HydroFlex helps users maintain balance and posture throughout daily activities.
Postural Concerns
Pelvic Instability: Offers targeted support for individuals with pelvic instability, enhancing their overall stability while seated.
Scoliosis: The adjustability helps accommodate the curvature of the spine, ensuring comfort and proper alignment for users with scoliosis.
Increased Thoracic Kyphosis: The design promotes optimal thoracic alignment, aiding individuals with increased kyphosis by supporting a more neutral spine position.
Domestic & Home Care: An excellent choice for home care providing essential support. Its adaptability enhances comfort, allowing users to engage in daily activities safely. This promotes independence while minimising the risk of injury, improving the overall quality of life for both users and caregivers.
Nursing & Residential Homes: In nursing and residential homes, the HydroFlex accommodates a variety of residents with complex care needs. Its robust construction supports long-term seating, ensuring comfort and safety during transfers.
Specialist Wards (Stroke Rehabilitation, Brain/Spinal Injury, ITU): The HydroFlex is ideal for specialist wards, such as stroke rehabilitation and ITU, where it meets the unique needs of recovering patients. Its adjustability allows healthcare professionals to customise support for each individual, facilitating effective rehabilitation and ensuring comfort during extended use. This chair is essential for promoting recovery and improving patient outcomes in specialised care settings.
Slide the arrows to change the colour of the VP fabric on the main contact areas
Back Angle Recline (BAR)
Adjusts the angle between the chair seat and backrest to provide a comfortable hip position, enhancing user comfort and posture.