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Martina Tierney OT

Martina Tierney is an Occupational Therapist, Author, Worldwide Educator and Clinical Director at Seating Matters. Since becoming an Occupational Therapist over 30 years ago Martina often had difficulty finding seating solutions for clients with complex needs. To provide a solution to this problem, Seating Matters was established by the Tierney family in 2006, designing and manufacturing a specialised seating range that is changing the world of healthcare seating. The Seating Matters Clinical Team have worked with the Ulster University to carry out an extensive clinical trial with staggering results on the effectiveness of specialist seating in the provision of postural support and pressure management. Martina Tierney is also the author of The Clinician’s Seating Handbook which is used around the world to teach students, clinicians and care givers on seating provision. Martina and the Seating Matters team carry out regular Education Workshops, Lunch & Learns and present our latest research at conferences worldwide to pass this knowledge on so as to influence best practice and improve patient’s lives. Martina has worked with Ulster University in the UK to complete groundbreaking clinical research on the effectiveness of specialist seating for posture and pressure management. We are keen to share this knowledge globally to educate clinicians on evidence based best practice and improve patient care. In order to achieve this we want to showcase the results and more importantly provide practical tips to clinicians and facilities on how to replicate them. Martina is truly inspirational and the certainly the leading expert globally on clinical seating having pioneered the only clinical research of it's kind, the results of which are groundbreaking, with the ability to have transformational impact for patients' quality of life, clinician's workload and healthcare budgets. We are keen to share this knowledge globally to educate clinicians on evidence based best practice and improve patient care. Martina Tierney is also the author of The Clinician’s Seating Handbook which is used around the world to teach students, clinicians and care givers on seating provision.

Recent Posts

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SEATING BARIATRIC PATIENTS

We’ve discovered from speaking to clinicians, physiotherapists, nurses and occupational therapists across the world ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 30, 2019 /

in Bariatric Seating

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MANUAL HANDLING ADVICE PART 3: FAQs By You

Manual handling is an area I am often asked about and it is important to know different techniques that will assist ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 29, 2019 /

in Patient Safety, Fall Prevention, Manual Handling, Specialist Seating

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MANUAL HANDLING ADVICE PART 2: Using An Active Hoist or Patient Lift To Transfer Clients Into A Monaco or Atlanta

You may have already had a chance to see PART 1 of our latest manual handling video sequence, providing tips and ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 29, 2019 /

in Patient Safety, Fall Prevention, Manual Handling, Specialist Seating

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MANUAL HANDLING ADVICE PART 1: Using A Passive Hoist to Transfer Clients Into A Phoenix or Sorrento

Manual handling is an area I am often asked about and it is important to know different techniques that will assist ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 29, 2019 /

in Patient Safety, Fall Prevention, Manual Handling, Specialist Seating

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CHOOSING A CHAIR FOR AN ELDERLY RELATIVE

When I visited nursing homes while working as an Occupational Therapist I would often see elderly residents slumped ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 24, 2019 /

in Elderly, FAQ

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SEATING vs BED REST FOR POSTURE & PRESSURE CARE

Bed rest has been prescribed to patients for hundreds of years for those suffering from illness or injury or ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 22, 2019 /

in Posture, Pressure Management, Early Mobilization

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COMMON MISTAKES MADE WHEN USING PRESSURE CUSHIONS

I’m often asked about pressure management in seating and specifically in relation to the cushions. There is a lot of ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 22, 2019 /

in Pressure Management, Cushion

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN BACK ANGLE RECLINE AND TILT IN SPACE?

The difference between recline and tilt in space in seating can be easily confused. It is crucial to understand the ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 17, 2019 /

in Tilt In Space, FAQ, Recline

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FINDING THE BEST CHAIR FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: CALLUM'S STORY

Callum is 7 years old and lives with his mum Rebecca and dad Richard in their home in East Anglia, UK. Callum has ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 17, 2019 /

in Case Study, Phoenix, Cerebral Palsy, Children's Seating, Phoenix Case Study

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IS IT EVER ACCEPTABLE TO USE RESTRAINT?

Every so often a very sad story appears on the news about cases of abuse of elderly patients in care homes, having ...

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Martina Tierney OT July 11, 2019 /

in Patient Safety

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