A patient arrives in your outpatient clinic with a slumped posture and posterior pelvic tilt while seated in a poorly fitted standard wheelchair with a sling back and sling bottom.Each of the following options are likely to improve her hip position in the chair EXCEPT?

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Strapping each of her legs loosely above the knee would not directly improve her hip position in the chair. Replacing the sling seat and back with a firm seat and back, adjusting the angle of the seat in relation to the back, and adjusting the seat depth if too long are all measures that can directly impact and improve hip positioning by providing better support and alignment.

A Patient Arrives in Your Outpatient Clinic with a Slumped