Pressure Relieving Effect of Adding a Pelvic Well Pad to a Wheelchair Cushion in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
| Autor: | Hyunsoo Shin, Junsik Kim, Jin-Ju Kim, Hye-Ri Kim, Hye-Jin Lee, Bum-Suk Lee, Zee-A Han |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, Vol 42, Iss 2, Pp 270-276 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2234-0645 2234-0653 |
| DOI: | 10.5535/arm.2018.42.2.270 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo identify the pressure relieving effect of adding a pelvic well pad, a firm pad that is cut in the ischial area, to a wheelchair cushion on the ischium.MethodsMedical records of 77 individuals with SCI, who underwent interface pressure mapping of the buttock-thigh area, were retrospectively reviewed. The pelvic well pad is a 2.5-cm thick firm pad and has a cut in the ischial area. Expecting additional pressure relief, it can be inserted under a wheelchair cushion. Subjects underwent interface pressure mapping in the subject's wheelchair utilizing the subject's pre-existing pressure relieving cushion and subsequently on a combination of a pelvic well pad and the cushion. The average pressure, peak pressure, and contact area of the buttock-thigh were evaluated.ResultsAdding a pelvic well pad, under the pressure relieving cushion, resulted in a decrease in the average and peak pressures and increase in the contact area of the buttock-thigh area when compared with applying only pressure relieving cushions (p |
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