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Spinal Cord. 31:560-570
As a result of the improved medical treatment of infectious diseases, these formerly leading causes of mortality in the United States have been supplanted in rank by chronic events as the major causes of death. The major causes include coronary arter
Autor:
R N, ROBERTSON
Publikováno v:
The Australian journal of science. 7
Autor:
R N, ROBERTSON, M, THORN
Publikováno v:
The Australian journal of experimental biology and medical science. 23
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Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 35(2)
Rehabilitation scientists and biomedical engineers have been investigating wheelchair propulsion biomechanics in order to prevent musculoskeletal injuries. Several studies have investigated wheelchair propulsion biomechanics; however, few have examin
Publikováno v:
American journal of physical medicinerehabilitation. 76(5)
Upper limb pain frequently occurs in manual wheelchair users. Analyzing the pushrim forces and hub moments occurring during wheelchair propulsion is a first step in gaining insight into the cause of this pain. The objectives of this study were as fol
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Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 34(2)
This technical note illustrates that some of the differences that have been reported regarding wheelchair propulsion may be due to the methods used to calculate key variables. Wheelchair ambulation is a very important form of locomotion that lacks a
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Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 34(2)
The goal of this project was to examine the difficulties manual wheelchair users experience in office activities and ascertain whether such problems may be due to poor relationships between the equipment and the users. Sixty adult manual wheelchair u
Publikováno v:
American journal of physical medicinerehabilitation. 75(3)
The prevalence of upper limb nerve injuries has been reported to be as high as 73% in individuals who rely on manual wheelchairs for mobility. Many authors hypothesize that the repetitive trauma to carpal canal structures caused by propelling a wheel
Autor:
R A, Cooper, R N, Robertson, B, Lawrence, T, Heil, S J, Albright, D P, VanSickle, J, Gonzalez
Publikováno v:
Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 33(1)
The proper selection of a wheelchair requires making several critical decisions, not the least of which is what type of wheelchair is appropriate. The International Organization for Standards (ISO) continues to develop and refine wheelchair standards
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Journal of rehabilitation research and development. 32(3)
The range of a power wheelchair depends on many factors including: battery type, battery state, wheelchair/rider weight, terrain, the efficiency of the drive train, and driving behavior. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of th