Positioning Cushions

The solution to positioning.
Lasal Positioning Cushions are developed exclusively to the positioning of users within the following patient categories: dementia, geriatrics, neurology, palliation, and chronic pain patients.
Lasal Positioning Cushions are used in care centers, institutions, hospices, and private homes.

Pressure-distributing effect.
Anti-bacterially treated cushion cover.
Mouldable and adapts to the posture.
Washable covers.
Provides tactile and proprioceptive stimuli.
More than 25 different cushions in the series.

Use
With a Lasal Positioning Cushion the user will experience a comfortably and pleasant support of the body without feeling fixed.
For the caregiver, the cushions are an easy-to-use tool facilitating more varied and correct postures. Correct postures can prevent formation of contractures, reduce spasticity, and prevent pressure ulcers.
Lasal Positioning Cushions are also ideal for delimitation and increased body-consciousness.
The cushions are used to position adults and children in supine and sitting positions.
Please notice, that the cushions are not a proven pressure ulcer product despite the high comfort and pressure distribution.

Banana Cushion, L, along the abdomen and between the thighs. Square Cushion, L, between the lower leg.

Construction
Lasal Positioning Cushions are available in multiple shapes and sizes. The combination of small beads of polystyrene in a flexible inner cushion covered with a hygiene or cotton cover contributes to each cushion adjusting to the body shape as well as the supporting surface.
Lasal Positioning Cushions are mouldable and therefore more stable than ordinary cushions.
There are two different covers to each Lasal Positioning Cushion. A cotton cover in different colors and a grey hygiene cover.
The cotton cover is breathable, washable, and anti-bacterially treated. The hygiene cover is washable and mold and fungus resistant.

Banana Cushion, S, behind the back and under the arm. Banana Cushion, L, in front of the body and between the thighs. Square Cushion, L, between the lower legs.

Soothing effect
In addition to reducing pressure and increasing pressure distribution, the cushions are particularly suitable for reducing spasticity, as well as providing tactile stimuli, which is recommended in cases of e.g., dementia.
Being positioned and surrounded by cushions provides a sense of being cocooned, which often has a calming effect and increases comfort.

Half Moon Cushion, thick, in the lap. Half Moon Cushion behind the neck. T-Cushion, M, between the thighs

Cleaning and maintenance
Daily cleaning
Wipe the cushions with a clean cloth wrung out in water with a mild detergent. The cushions must be completely dry before they are used again or put away.
Desinfection and wash
For surface disinfection of the cushions use disposable cloths with ethanol (e.g., Wet Wipe 70 %)
or a chlorine product 1000-1200 ppm (e.g., Wet Wipe Chlorine Desinfection).
The cotton cover is machine washable at 60° C and the hygiene cover at 95° C. Both covers can be tumble dried at low temperatures.
The cotton cover shrinks approx. 5% and the color will fade over time.
Lasal Positioning Cushions without cover do not withstand machine washing but can be cleaned with a mild detergent or disinfected.

Specifications