Spex Standard Lateral Head Support

Spex Head Support pads are constructed from an internal aluminium shell covered by an injection moulded polyurethane foam to ensure smooth and comfortable support surface. A soft memory foam overlay allows for pressure reduction even for clients with high tone patterns. The family of head support shapes have been geometrically and biomechanically designed to give greater support and stability for head positioning for wheelchair users. Along with the versatile Spex Stylo hardware, it’s possible to accommodate an extensive range of head positioning requirements.

The Standard Lateral Support is available in Paediatric and Adult sizes and also available in Extended Lateral versions, which are 4cm longer in lateral extension.

Previously known as the Comfi Standard/Extended Head Support.

The features of the Standard Lateral Head Support include:

• Built-in occipital shaping of the foam to promote head realignment, ensuring posterior pad control, and keeping the users head in a supported position. The natural contours of the head are followed for enhanced comfort.
• Moderate support along the suboccipital area cradles the head and promotes a midline position. This maintains head positioning as the user rotates their head and makes it comfortable to rest at different positions around the support pad, and is great for users with low tone. The one-piece posterior head pad keeps the head contained and supported when moving during visual attention shifts, whilst not obstructing the user’s vision. 
• A clever dual layer fabric surface to aid in shear reduction and decreasing friction, in addition to being gentle on hair. The cover is removable for washing and hygiene purposes.
• Accommodating ear cut-out detail allows for greater levels of comfort on the ears, even for users who rotate their head along the pad.
• A soft memory foam overlay, along with the ear cut out detail, allow for pressure reduction even for users with high tone patterns. 

The Standard Lateral Head Support is available in a paediatric and adult size. The paediatric pad shape is specifically designed and sculpted to provide the optimal support for children in their early years to build and strengthen a postural foundation for them to grow on as they get older. The unique lateral shaping accommodates and fosters head control development.