Hello My names Liam and I work for Theraposture. We are manufacturers of adjustable beds and chairs.
Our products are well engineered, well proven and well established.
This is the Rotoflex bed.
In previous videos we have showed how the Rotoflex can get a user into bed on their own terms, with less or no assistance.
In this video we're going to show how it can get the user out of bed and also how to stand up.
There are two buttons one for getting you into bed and one for getting you out of bed.
If you push the one for getting you out let's see what happens.
You will go back into tilt in space, so effectively you are going to be cradled and you should feel very safe and secure.
The the bed will start to rotate it's going to rotate back round to where you started from.
The bedding supplied with the Rotoflex includes a sewn in pillow case.
This is an important intervention that makes a big difference.
Say if the user gets off the bed in the middle of the night the pillow will remain where it's supposed to be.
Now your legs and your feet are coming forward and your back rest is sitting you up.
You'll soon be in a seated position, and most importantly with your feet on the ground.
From this position what you do is use the height adjustment to help yourself stand up.
The bed now raises vertically, not tipping forward.
The vast majority of people who use a Rotoflex have a neurological condition. MS, Parkinson's are the two biggest user groups
although there are others, but with neurological and aggresive conditions
weight bearing can be a day to day difficulty.
We don't want someone to be tipped forward because if they're not ready to take their own weight the potential is that they could fall to the ground.
With the Rotoflex coming vertically up that can't happen
The user is always in control and always going to be supported. You can do this in stages
You must keep your feet on the ground.
So raise a little when you feel your heels lifting stop and shuffle forward a bit.
It may take two or three stages to get to standing, but it's much more secure and safe than actually losing balance by going forward.
So, the Rotoflex doesn't just get you into bed, it gets you out of bed and gets you off the bed.
It's a complete solution which offers independence for those that use them.