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The Effect of Manual Wheelchair Design on Mobility: A Study with Non-Users and Experienced Wheelchair Users
(2021-01-01)
The use of inappropriate wheelchairs is believed to limit mobility and reduce the freedom and quality of living for the user. This study therefore set out to investigate the influences of wheelchair design on the performance ...
Aspects of Manual Wheelchair Configuration Affecting Mobility: A Review
(Soc Physical Therapy Science, 2014-02-01)
Many aspects relating to equipment configuration affect users' actions in a manual wheelchair, determining the overall mobility performance. Since the equipment components and configuration determine both stability and ...
The Significance of Manual Wheelchairs: A Comparative Study on Male and Female Users
(2015-01-01)
As one of the most representative assistive technology devices, the wheelchair has many peculiar aspects in its daily usage. Therefore, the wheelchair cannot be thought of only as a mobility device, and ergonomic investigation ...
Cross-cultural adaptation of wheelchair skills test (version 4.3) for wheelchair users and caregivers to the Portuguese language (Brazil)
(2019-01-01)
Objective: To perform cross-cultural adaptation of the Wheelchair Skills Test of manual wheelchair users and their caregivers into the Brazilian Portuguese language. Methods: The study was composed of translation, synthesis ...
Dimensionamento de um dinamômetro inercial para PcD cadeirantes
(BrasilUFSMUFSM Cachoeira do Sul, 2021-05-26)
The social well-being of wheelchair users is related to their physical and psychological conditions, accessibility, and insertion in the job market. The development of low-cost assistive technologies comes to improve the ...
Biomechanical and Perceptual Evaluation of the use of a Servo-Controlled Power-Assistance System in Manual Wheelchair Mobility
(Ieee, 2018-01-01)
This preliminary study investigated the effect of the implementation of a servo-controlled power assisted mechanism in a manual wheelchair on the demands of the upper limb muscles and the subjects' perception about the ...
Biomechanical and perceptual evaluation of the use of a servo-controlled power-assistance system in manual wheelchair mobility
(2018-04-06)
This preliminary study investigated the effect of the implementation of a servo-controlled power assisted mechanism in a manual wheelchair on the demands of the upper limb muscles and the subjects' perception about the ...
Citizenship and the embodied practice of wheelchair use
(Elsevier, 2015-08)
Citizenship has been associated with members of a community that engage in paid work (Painter and Philo, 1995; Desforges et al., 2005). This idea constructs remunerated work as a key determinant of citizenship (Brown and ...
Visual estimation of apertures for wheelchair locomotion in novices: perceptual judgment and motor practice
(2014)
The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of motor practice on visual judgments of apertures for wheelchair locomotion and the visual control of wheelchair locomotion in wheelchair users who had no prior ...
The influence of axle position and the use of accessories on the activity of upper limb muscles during manual wheelchair propulsion
(2018-04-03)
Introduction. Wheelchair configuration is an important factor influencing the ergonomics of the user–device interface and, from a biomechanical point of view, small changes in chair setup may have a positive influence on ...