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Innovative Detachable Two-Way Wheelchair Propulsion System: Enhancing Mobility and Exercise for Spinal Cord Injury Users

Applied Sciences
Background: Prolonged manual wheelchair usage often leads to musculoskeletal disorders in the upper body of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) due to repetitive, unidirectional movements.
Jiyoung Park, Eunchae Kang, Seon-Deok Eun, Dongheon Kang   +3 more
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Development of 3-degree-of-freedom HMI for omnidirectional wheelchair typed mobile assistive robot using simple force detection mechanism

Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2021
In recent years, electric powered wheelchairs have become indispensable in long-term care. Up so far, many electrically powered wheelchairs have been developed to reduce the burden of caregivers, in which omnidirectional electrically powered wheelchairs ...
Riki TAJIMA, Peirang LI, Chi ZHU
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Test–retest reliability and construct validity of the Aspects of Wheelchair Mobility Test as a measure of the mobility of wheelchair users

African Journal of Disability, 2017
Background: The Aspects of Wheelchair Mobility Test (AWMT) was developed for use in a repeated measures format to provide comparative effectiveness data on mobility facilitated by different wheelchair types.
Karen L. Rispin, Kara Huff, Joy Wee
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Simulation and experimental study on the stability and comfortability of the wheelchair human system under uneven pavement

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
With the improvement in the level of science and technology and the improvement of people’s living standards, the functions of traditional manual wheelchairs have been unable to meet people’s living needs.
Haitao Luo, Haitao Luo, Xuan Cao, Yuming Dong, Yuming Dong, Yuxin Li, Yuxin Li   +6 more
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Do Assistive Products Enhance or Equalize Opportunities? A Comparison of Capability across Persons with Impairments Using and Not Using Assistive Products and Persons without Impairments in Bangladesh

Societies, 2022
Aiming to compare capability across persons with impairments using and not using assistive products and persons without impairments in Bangladesh for 16 different functionings, we contrast two sets of self-reported cross-sectional data from eight ...
Johan Borg, Natasha Layton, Per-Olof Östergren, Stig Larsson   +3 more
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Perspectives of basic wheelchair users on improving their access to wheelchair services in Kenya and Philippines: a qualitative study

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2017
Background The United Nations has called for countries to improve access to mobility devices when needed. The World Health Organization has published guidelines on the provision of manual wheelchairs in less-resourced settings.
Emma Williams, Elizabeth Hurwitz, Immaculate Obaga, Brenda Onguti, Adovich Rivera, Tyrone Reden L. Sy, R. Lee Kirby, Jamie Noon, Deepti Tanuku, Anthony Gichangi, Eva Bazant   +10 more
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Effects of Wheelchair Seat Sagging on Seat Interface Pressure and Shear, and Its Relationship with Changes in Sitting Posture

Biomechanics
Objectives: Wheelchair seat sagging is hypothesized to increase pressure and shear forces, potentially leading to pressure injuries. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of correcting wheelchair seat sagging on ischial pressure, shear ...
Kiyo Sasaki, Yoshiyuki Yoshikawa, Kyoko Nagayoshi, Kodai Yamazaki, Kenta Nagai, Koji Ikeda, Yasutomo Jono, Noriaki Maeshige   +7 more
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Smart Nursing Wheelchairs: A New Trend in Assisted Care and the Future of Multifunctional Integration

Biomimetics
As a significant technological innovation in the fields of medicine and geriatric care, smart care wheelchairs offer a novel approach to providing high-quality care services and improving the quality of care.
Zhewen Zhang, Peng Xu, Chengjia Wu, Hongliu Yu   +3 more
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Developing product quality standards for wheelchairs used in less-resourced environments

African Journal of Disability, 2017
Background: Premature failures of wheelchairs in less-resourced environments (LREs) may be because of shortcomings in product regulation and quality standards.
Anand Mhatre, Daniel Martin, Matt McCambridge, Norman Reese, Mark Sullivan, Don Schoendorfer, Eric Wunderlich, Chris Rushman, Dave Mahilo, Jon Pearlman   +9 more
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Applying basic principles of child passenger safety to improving transportation safety for children who travel while seated in wheelchairs

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2011
Occupant restraint systems are designed based on knowledge of crash dynamics and the application of proven occupant-protection principles. For ambulatory children or children who use wheelchairs but can transfer out of their wheelchair when traveling in ...
Miriam A. Manary, Lawrence W. Schneider   +1 more
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