When the seat is a vehicle for disabled person, postural adaptation methodology is known and, on prescription, there is possibility of financial support for technical posture assists. For people who use a standard seat, a chair for example, there is no satisfactory existing hardware.

A transportable customisable and scalable sitting positioning device (DATP device), to be placed on a standard seat, is a solution that might fit in the home, in specialized foster homes or in institutions for the elderly. Such a device has been developed but earnings on swallowing disorders have to be validated.

Inclusion Criteria :

• Present a swallowing disorder authenticated by a score Dysphagia Handicap Index above 11
• Postural disorder authenticated by a score greater than 0 to at least 1 of the following 3 items to MCPAA: retroversion, obliquity and rotation of the pelvis
• Autonomy Conservation compatible with the use of different seats including standard seats
• Signing of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Postural disorder requiring the use of only one type of installation (wheelchair or hull)

• Spinal stiffness or non-reducible hips (spondylitis, osteosynthesis rod)

• Not included anthropometric dimensions between:

  • Basin with between 39 and 50 cm
  • femoral length between 42 and 52 cm
  • tibial length between 39 and 44 cm (46.5 with femoral recharge), measured with the shoes.

• Pregnant or lactating women