Bambach - Spina Bifida

The seat that grows with the child

The Bambach saddle seat is a therapeutic seat for life!

As well as featuring an adjustable hydraulic stem, every Bambach purchase includes a FREE stem upgrade!

This ensures that as the child grows and develops they will continue to enjoy the benefits provided by the Bambach.

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Bambach understands the problems associated with Spina Bifida

  • Lower limb weakness or paralysis and sensory loss
  • Bowel and bladder dysfunction
  • Orthopaedic abnormalities such as kyphosis, scoliosis, clubfoot, muscle contractures, hip dislocation
  • Hydrocephalus (accumulation of fluid on the brain)
  • Chari II malformations
  • Growth retardation
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The Bambach design, Spina Bifida and Riding for the Disabled

The Bambach saddle seat was designed by an Australian Occupational Therapist as a result of her observation following years spent working with 'Riding for the Disabled'.

She found that disabled individuals suffering from neurological conditions such as SB often had great difficulty in maintaining a healthy posture and assumed a 'collapsed' or 'slouched' posture when seated in a conventional wheelchair and required considerable support (or strapping) to remain sitting.

These same individuals when sat on horseback were however capable of sitting independently and unsupported and showed remarkably improved functional abilities as a result of being put on a horse on a saddle.

The Bambach design and Cerebral Palsy