News / Martina Tierney
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Educational Training Day - Trinity College Dublin
Read more →Elite Healthcare in collaboration with Seating Matters are delighted to announce our Educational Training Roadshow in Dublin next month! 🤩 Join us on the 13 October in Tangent at Trinity College Dublin for complimentary seating training with resident OT's Martina Tierney and Kirsty O'Connor. This event will refresh your knowledge on postural management, pressure injury development and early mobilisation. Register now
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The Four Principles of Pressure Management in Seating
Read more →Martina Tierney, Occupational Therapist and Clinical Director of Seating Matters has dedicated most of her 30 year long career to researching the impact of seating on the quality of life of patients across the world, with a mission to change the world of healthcare seating through reducing the incidence of these debilitating pressure injuries/ulcers. In her most recent blog, Martina takes us through the four principals of pressure management in seating. A pressure injury is a localised injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence caused by pressure or pressure in combination with shear. Pressure injuries...
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The Essential Specialist Seating Checklist
Read more →With over 30 years experience as an Occupational Therapist specialising in the provision of specialist seating, Martina Tierney outlines the essential checklist for specialist seating in her most recent blog. She lists 10 key chair checks to conduct for patients in order to get the maximum postural support and clinical benefits from a specialist chair. An individual should be assessed by a Seating Specialist and this may or may not be conducted in conjunction with a clinician such as an OT or PT. The recommended chair should be adjusted to meet the patient's individual postural and pressure care needs; do not accept a ‘one...