Varilite Secondary Supports help in providing a complete postural support solution. The range incorporates 2 and 4 point hip belts, chest belts and harnesses, and ankle positioning devices, all designed to be robust, effective, and user friendly. There is also a range of accessories available to add to the seating experience.

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Varilite 2-Point Hip Belts

The Varilite 2-Point Hip Belt attaches at 2 points, with padding placed relative to the ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine) to provide pelvic support and stability. Attach in front of the greater trochanters to the side wheelchair canes to promote anterior pelvic tilt.

The Varilite 2-Point Hip Belts are available with a choice of buckle and pull types. Pads are made with soft closed-cell foam covered with breathable knit fabric.

Varilite 4-Point Hip Belt

The Varilite 4-Point Hip Belt provides four directions of pull, and is appropriate when the client has moderate to severe positioning needs, such as pelvic rotation and windswept deformities.

A 4-Point Hip Belt is better suited than a 2-Point Hip Belt to decrese anterior pelvic tilt. Place the padded portion of the hip belt across the ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine), and attach the belt to the back canes or to a solid back, several inches above the back-to-seat unction. Use the secondary straps to stop the belt from rising into soft tissue by fastening these to horizontal seat bars.

Varilite Unpadded Hip Belt

The Varilite Unpadded Hip Belt attaches to the wheelchair at 2-points and is a single front pull belt. Mechanism is ideal for clients with limited hand function.

Hip Belt Instructions

The Varilite Band-It ankle positioning device positions the lower extremities, and is ideal for individuals with poor lower extremity control, spasticity, impaired sensation, eversion/inversion malalignments, body-scheme deficits, and heel chord shortening.

The Varilite Band-It is made with soft closed-cell foam covered in knit fabric edged with nylon binding. The front closure is high strength, moulded side squeeze buckle. The Band-It attaches to the footplate of a wheelchair.

Band-It Instructions

The Varilite Contoured Chest Harness is designed for an anatomically optimal fit. Its contoured shape and moulded channels allow the pads to curve, especially around breast tissue and other natural contours. Pads are constructed from low-slip, laminated closed-cell foam, edge bonded for durability and comfort, with a dynamic positioning strap that gives the user the option of a static or dynamic harness. Dynamic movement is beneficial during functional activities, such as reaching, or for clients with spasticity.

The Varilite Chest Belt is placed across the chest, just under the armpits, to provide mild upper torso support. (NB- Never place a chest belt across the abdomen). It features a D-ring pull for limited hand adjustment, and has right or left hand operation.

The Varilite Drop Base is essential for wheelchair users who need to sit lower for self-propelling or transferring.

The hardware includes a durable and lightweight 1cm PVC drop base and hardened steel L-J brackets, allowing 10cm of height adjustments and 15° of angle adjustment.

Drop Base Instructions

The Varilite Solid Insert counters the effects of sling upholstery which, for some wheelchair users, promotes sacral sitting, posterior pelvic tilt and obliquity of the pelvis. The Varilite Solid Insert is made from durable 6mm plywood and is available in paediatric to adult sizes.

Varilite Cheat Sheets are adhesive-backed sheets of closed-cell foam. Each pack contains four 25cm x 25cm foam pieces which can be cut and applied to a variety of surfaces. A popular use for Varilite Cheat Sheets is customizing a Varilite Proform NX contoured base to accommodate postural difficulties such as wind swept deformity.

The Varilite Platypus is a hydration pack that attaches to just about anything with easy accessibility. The Platypus comes with a label clip for easy attachment of the drinking tube.