ABOUT US

POSITIONING FOR DIGNITY.

ABOUT

US

POSITIONING FOR LIFE. CLINICIAN INSPIRED.

What We Do

The PostureWorks develops and manufactures clinician-inspired positioning products that restore the safety, comfort, and dignity of people who spend their waking hours in a bed or a wheelchair.

Our products are used for skin protection, wound management and prevention, general positioning, pain and contracture management, comfort, and sleep efficiency.

In hospitals, they are used in the NICU/PICU, OR, IR, and post-op. In SNFs and ALFs they are widely used in wheelchairs and beds.

The team comprises physical and occupational therapists specializing in wheelchair seating and positioning, wound specialists, and engineers who want to make a difference in providing proactive, patient-centered care.

Position for Life.

What We Do

The PostureWorks develops and manufactures clinician-inspired positioning products that restore the safety, comfort, and dignity of people who spend their waking hours in a bed or a wheelchair.

Our products are used for skin protection, wound management and prevention, general positioning, pain and contracture management, comfort, and sleep efficiency.

In hospitals, they are used in the NICU/PICU, OR, IR, and post-op. In SNFs and ALFs they are widely used in wheelchairs and beds.

The team comprises physical and occupational therapists specializing in wheelchair seating and positioning, wound specialists, and engineers who want to make a difference in providing proactive, patient-centered care.

Position for Life.

The company was founded in 2003 by social entrepreneurs, Siobhan and Paul Derrickson, with a mission to address and improve quality of life for wheelchair users. Today, the company has evolved to help a wider range of patients. From newborn babies to patients on OR tables to the person with Alzheimer’s who spends their waking hours in a wheelchair, we protect, guide, and preserve patient dignity and quality of life. The PostureWorks supports hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living customers including industry leaders Massachusetts General Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, UH Rainbow Babies Hospital, ProMedica, Kindred Healthcare, Genesis Healthcare, LifeCare Centers of America, Liberty Healthcare, and many others.

Our Roots

The company was founded in 2003 by social entrepreneurs, Siobhan and Paul Derrickson, with a mission to address and improve quality of life for wheelchair users. Today, the company has evolved to help a wider range of patients. From newborn babies to patients on OR tables to the person with Alzheimer’s who spends their waking hours in a wheelchair, we protect, guide, and preserve patient dignity and quality of life. The PostureWorks supports hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living customers including industry leaders Massachusetts General Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, UH Rainbow Babies Hospital, ProMedica, Kindred Healthcare, Genesis Healthcare, LifeCare Centers of America, Liberty Healthcare, and many others.

Our Roots

OUR VALUES

01

Improving Lives

We provide products that improve the safety, comfort, and dignity of the people who use them.

We provide careers that enable our team members to perform meaningful, rewarding, enriching work.

02

Integrity

We conduct business in an open, honest manner.

We will always put patients first in decision making.

03

Excellence

We hire & work with people who are passionate about our mission and are great at what they do.

We make high quality products to our exacting standards.

04

Balance

We balance hard work with play and family to enable a rich, fulfilling life.

We are both socially & fiscally responsible.

OUR VALUES

01

Improving Lives

We provide products that improve the safety, comfort, and dignity of the people who use them.

We provide careers that enable our team members to perform meaningful, rewarding, enriching work.

02

Integrity

We conduct business in an open, honest manner.

We will always put patients first in decision making.

03

Excellence

We hire & work with people who are passionate about our mission and are great at what they do.

We make high quality products to our exacting standards.

04

Balance

We balance hard work with play and family to enable a rich, fulfilling life.

We are both socially & fiscally responsible.