Padding for the Meerkat’s ratchet straps, sitting between the strap and the client. It is worth adding for anyone with fragile skin, a low tolerance for pressure, or a tendency to push hard into the strap while they stand.
The Meerkat’s ratchet system tightens in small increments, which is exactly what makes it useful clinically and also what can make a bare strap dig in. Padding spreads that load across a wider surface, so you can keep the strap firm enough to do its job without the client asking to come out early.
It is a simple item to fit to a frame already in service and to replace when it wears, which it will on a frame used every day. It wipes clean, so it suits shared equipment in a school or centre.
