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Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT)

by Dominique Jones | Nov 23, 2019 | Complex Rehabilitation

Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT)

Understanding complex rehab technology (CRT), can be a bit complex, as the name implies. Therefore, we would like to take the time to help you understand exactly what it is and how it can change your life. CRT wheelchair systems are designed to meet the specific needs of the individual and are customized to the patient’s needs and disability. Complex Rehab Technology products include medically necessary, individually configured devices that require evaluation, configuration, fitting, adjustment or programming. These products and services are designed to meet the specific and unique medical, physical, and functional needs of an individual with a primary diagnosis resulting from a congenital disorder, progressive or degenerative neuromuscular disease, or from certain types of injury or trauma. For this document, CRT refers to individually configured manual wheelchair systems, power wheelchair systems, seating and positioning systems, and other adaptive equipment such as standing devices and gait trainers.

What is the difference between a Complex Rehab Chair and a Standard Power Chair?

Complex Rehab Chairs:

Have highly advanced technology and controls
Addresses orthopedic conditions
Support individual seating and positioning
Facilitates pressure management

Standard Power Chairs:

Are designed for less severe mobility limitations
Basic technology with joystick drive
Do not provide positioning
- Do not facilitate pressure management with a standard cushion option

Who could benefit from Complex Rehabilitation Technology? The Person These products and services are designed to meet the specific and unique medical and functional needs of an individual with a primary diagnosis resulting from a congenital disorder, progressive or degenerative neuromuscular disease, or from certain types of injury or trauma. The primary diagnoses that can require CRT include:

Spinal Cord Injury
Anterior horn cell diseases
Traumatic Brain Injury
Post‐Polio Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebellar degeneration
Muscular Dystrophy
Dystonia
Spina Bifida
Huntington’s disease
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Spinocerebellar disease
Arthrogryposis
Certain types of amputation
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Paralysis or paresis
Multiple Sclerosis
Other disability or disease that is determined
through individual consideration to require the use of such individually configured
products and services
Demyelinating diseases
Myelopathy
Myopathy
Progressive Muscular Atrophy