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The Effect of a 6-week Non-contact Exercise Program on Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Persons with Physical Disabilities Using Wheelchairs [PDF]
운동과학, 2022 PURPOSE This study investigated the effect of a 6-week non-contact exercise program on body composition and physical function of physically disabled persons who used wheelchairs.
Ki-Myung Han, Su-Yeon Lee, Ji-Young Kim
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Factors associated with injury severity among users of powered mobility devices [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2021 Objective To examine the features of powered mobility device-related injuries and identify the predictors of injury severity in such settings. Methods Emergency Department-based Injury In-depth Surveillance data from 2011 to 2018 were used in this ...
Suk Won Choi +4 more
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Building a scale of some players' motivation to practice wheelchair basketball [PDF]
مجلة الرافدين للعلوم الرياضية, 2022 The aim of the research is to build a measure of some of the motivations of the players to practice wheelchair basketball, as well as to identify the most important motives for wheelchair basketball players, and to identify the differences between the ...
Nasreen Abdullah
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The functional mobility with wheelchairs in individuals with spinal cord injury
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2020 Introduction: Functional mobility is a common aspect involved in spinal cord injured patients, requiring the use of a wheelchair. Although this resource is fundamental in the rehabilitation of these individuals, several aspects related to the physical
Camila Caminha Caro +1 more
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Wheelchair Users’ Satisfaction with the Prescribed Wheelchairs and Wheelchair Services in Croatia
Collegium antropologicum, 2020 The authors tried to determine the wheelchair users’ satisfaction with prescribed wheelchairs and wheelchair services in Croatia. An online survey was distributed among members of the Croatian Paraplegic and Tetraplegic Alliance. One hundred-four participants were included in the analyses using non-parametric statistics.
Štefanac, Siniša Štefanac +2 more
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GMS Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, 2020 Background: Central nervous system diseases or injuries such as spinal cord injury (SCI) are often associated with a severe impairment of ambulatory function and result in wheelchair dependency. Typical long-term complications of wheelchair users include
Benning, Nils-Hendrik +2 more
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Modular Segmented Motor for Power-Assist Wheelchairs: Proof of Concept
Machines, 2021 This paper presents an analysis of the opportunity to increase the price availability of small electric vehicles, such as electric scooters, such as bicycles and wheelchairs, by applying expandability and modularity principles to their motors.
Ilya A. Galkin +2 more
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IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2022 The purpose of this study was to assess 1) how treadmill slope variance affected external power output (PO) and propulsion technique reliability; and 2) how PO is associated with propulsion technique.
Sonja de Groot +4 more
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Review of real brain-controlled wheelchairs [PDF]
, 2016 This paper presents a review of the state of the art regarding wheelchairs driven by a brain-computer interface (BCI). Using a brain-controlled wheelchair (BCW), disabled users could handle a wheelchair through their brain activity, granting autonomy to ...
Fernández-Rodríguez, Álvaro +2 more
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African Journal of Disability, 2019 Background: The challenges of wheelchair provision and use in less resourced settings are the focus of global efforts to enhance wheelchair service delivery.
Nikola Seymour +2 more
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