Etac LeanOnMe Roll Positioning Cushion with Hygienic Cover (Small - 100cm x 33cm)

It's important to keep moving bedridden patients to avoid sores, ulcers and other health issues, but for those with severely reduced mobility, even slight movements around a bed can be painful. The Etac LeanOnMe Roll Positioning Cushion with Hygienic Cover (Small - 100cm x 33cm) absorbs pressure to soften patient movements and can be manipulated to support their weight in positions they find comfortable. The included hygienic cover is waterproof and easy to wipe clean, making it perfect for patients who eat and bathe in bed, or have bladder issues.

What's Included?

• 1 x Positioning Cushion
• 1 x Hygiene Cover

Key Features and Benefits of the Etac LeanOnMe Positioning Cushion

• Helps prevent skin injuries and sores related to being bedridden
• Soft and skin-friendly surface that helps avoid irritation
• Hygienic cover is waterproof and acts as barrier against dust, bed bugs and bacteria
• Highly malleable design can be bent, shaped and adjusted to suit individual needs
• Can be shaken to become thinner or thicker to accommodate certain positions
• Provides tactile stimulation for patients with neurological issues, decreased body awareness or anxiety
• Helps carers move and look after patients with greater ease
• Filling moulds to resting body part and holds it in a comfortable position
• Made from sustainable and natural organic materials
• Can help facilitate easier breathing positions

What Conditions Can the Etac LeanOnMe Positioning Pillow Help With?

It's really important to keep repositioning patients who have severely reduced mobility, or are bedridden. This can help reduce and relief a number of different issues including but not limited to:

• Pressure ulcers
• Skin irritation 
• Hygiene maintenance
• Contractures 
• Neurological issues
• Decreased body awareness
• Oedema
• Anxiety
• Pain relief
• Pneumonia
• Respiratory issues
• Spasticity 

Helps Prevent Pressure Injuries 

It's important to keep moving patients with no or severely limited mobility in order to reduce the chances of pressure injuries like sores and ulcers. Using a LeanOnMe Pillow helps reposition a patient away from a pressure-forming area, as painlessly as possible.

Moulding and Supportive Filling

Etac LeanOnMe Cushions are filled with a granulated foam that's specially designed to allow limbs to comfortably sink and then be held in the desired position. It also has elastic properties that allow the pillow to repeatedly bear weight, absorb and redistribute pressure.

How Do Carers Use the Positioning Cushion?

The design of this Roll Positioning Cushion makes it easy to manoeuvre and manipulate in ways that will help each individual patient. Bellow is a demonstration video of an occupational therapist using the larger version of this pillow for lateral positioning with a patient who has suffered a traumatic brain injury.

Can Be Shaken to Make Thinner or Thicker

The inner foam can be shaken and repositioned to make certain parts of the cushion thinner or thicker. This helps a patient find their most comfortable fit and mould around the parts of their body need the most support.

Facilitate Easier Breathing

For bedridden patients with respiratory issues, it can be difficult to hold themselves in positions that encourage easier breathing. Etac LeanOnMe Positioning Cushions can be used to secure patients comfortably in supine poses that maintain healthy airflow. 

Includes a Hygienic Waterproof Pillow Cover

Included with this model of the LeanOnMe Basic is a protective and breathable cover with a polyester outside and a polyurethane membrane. It's waterproof and easy to wipe clean with a disinfectant solution, making it really ideal for patients with incontinence issues. The inside of the cover also features quilted fabric for comfort.

Prefer a Softer Pillow Cover?

While the pillow cover that is supplied with this cushion priorities hygiene and easy cleaning, the same model cushion is also available with a soft touch cover.

What If You Want A Larger Roll Pillow?

This Etac Roll Pillow is also available in an even larger model, which measures 230cm x 33cm. This larger pillow stretches the whole length of a bed and is an ideal therapy tool, as seen below. 

Can Help Reduce Anxiety and Provide Tactile Stimulation

The winding and malleable build of the LeanOnMe Roll can provide a patient with really comprehensive tactile stimulation. This can help calm patients with neurological issues (as seen in the video above) and anxiety, as well as those with decreased body awareness.

Materials

• Inner cushion: 50% cotton, 50% polyester
• Filling: Granulated residual polyurethane foam, EPP (Expanded Polypropylene) beans
• Soft-touch cover:
  • Outside: 75% Lyocell, 25% Modal
  • Inside: 100% Polyester with polyurethane membrane

Care Instructions

• Can be machine washed at a max. temperature of 80ºC
• Can be tumble dried on low temperature - max. temperature of 60ºC.
• Do not use solvents or bleach
• Do not iron
• Remove inner cushion before washing