Wheel Chat - Your Go-To Mobility Podcast | Podcast Guru

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The Wheel Chat Podcast hosted by Anthony Mitchell and Justin Boulos is your go-to podcast for all things mobility. Whether you’re a Clinician, wheelchair rep, end user or just curious, you’ll get the inside scoop on what really works gained from their twenty years of combined experience. Each week, Anthony and Justin share real life stories, practical advice, and their honest, unbiased opinions so that you feel empowered both professionally and within your daily life. Both actively working within the sector, they’re on a mission to positively impact the lives of others worldwide!

Recent Episodes

Reviewing the New Wheelchairs From REHACARE: Honest First Takes

New wheelchairs are landing around REHACARE and your feed is full of launch posts. So which ones are actually new and which ones are just a new colour? Justin and Anton go through the latest releases with zero product training. Just brochures, websites and a lot of years in seating. They're upfront about that. It's first impressions only and they want the manufacturers to tell them where they got it wrong. You'll hear why Justin thinks compact bases are overdone unless your client is 16 inche...

39 MIN

Can Kids Stand Without Perfect Alignment?

In this episode of WheelChat, Justin and Anton sit down with Ginny Paleg and Roslyn Livingstone to unpack a deceptively simple question: when, why and how should we be getting children and wheelchair users upright? The conversation moves from early standing and hip development through to powered standing, asymmetry, risk and the real-world decisions clinicians have to make. You will hear why upright positioning matters from early childhood, why powered standing may support function but does n...

44 MIN

Why Wheelchair Belts Should Not Be Mounted Like Car Seatbelts | S2 EP2 with Barend ter Haar

Episode 2 of Season 2 is here! This episode of Wheel Chat answers a deceptively simple clinical question: how do we use standards to make better wheelchair seating decisions, especially when the common default is not necessarily the best clinical option? Justin speaks with Barend about ISO standards, pelvic belt positioning, four-point belt use, wheelchair transport tie-downs, cushion testing and pressure injury prevention. The practical takeaways are clear: wheelchair belts ar...

43 MIN

Are Wheelchairs Hurting Children’s Hips? | S2 EP1 with Dr. Mathias Axt ( Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon)

We are back for Season 2 — and we are kicking things off in a big way. I'll be honest with you. Hip abduction in non-ambulant children is one of those topics that every clinician I know has wrestled with at some point. How much abduction is enough? Are we helping or are we making things worse? Should every non-ambulant child be sitting in abduction? And what on earth do we do with a windswept deformity? I've been hearing Dr. Mathias Axt's name out in the traps for years whenever these questio...

38 MIN

Wheel Chat: Episode 17 – Cerebral Palsy, Posture & Function: Rethinking Dynamic Splints with Second Skin’s Cathy Harries & Andrea Hinckley

In this follow-up to their popular appearance on Episode 16, Cathy Harries and Andrea Hinckley from Second Skin return to Wheel Chat for a deep dive into cerebral palsy—covering early intervention, postural care across the lifespan, and how dynamic splinting can change the game for function, comfort, and quality of life. From toddlers learning to sit, to teenagers building independence, to adults managing pain and postural changes—this episode is packed with clinical insights, practical strat...

45 MIN