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8.5.2 Adjusting the postural belt correctly
• Ensure that you are sitting correctly, which means that you are sitting right at the back of the
seat, your pelvis is positioned erect and as symmetrically as possible, not to the front, to the
side or at one edge of the seat.
• Position the postural belt so that your hipbones can be easily felt above the belt.
• Adjust the belt length using one of the adjustment aids described above. The belt should be
adjusted so that you can fit a flat hand between the belt and your body.
• The buckle should be positioned as centrally as possible. In doing so, please carry out
adjustments on both sides as much as possible.
• Please check your belt every week to ensure that it is still in good working condition; to ensure
it has no damage or wear, and that it is fixed properly to the wheelchair. If the belt is only
fastened with a bolted connection, ensure that the connection has not loosened or undone.
You can find more information about maintenance work on belts in the service manual, which is
available from Invacare®.
