Impact of a wheelchair education protocol based on practice guidelines for preservation of upper-limb function: a randomized trial

LA Rice, I Smith, AR Kelleher, K Greenwald… - Archives of physical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine if strict use of the Paralyzed Veterans of America's Clinical Practice
Guidelines for Preservation of Upper Limb Function affects wheelchair setup, selection …

Return to work after spinal cord injury: is it related to wheelchair capacity at discharge from clinical rehabilitation?

JM van Velzen, S de Groot, MWM Post… - American journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Abstract van Velzen JM, de Groot S, Post MWM, Slootman JR, van Bennekom CAM, van der
Woude LHV: Return to work after spinal cord injury: is it related to wheelchair capacity at …

A systematic review of wheelchair skills tests for manual wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury: towards a standardized outcome measure

O Fliess-Douer, YC Vanlandewijck… - Clinical …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To review, analyse, evaluate and critically appraise available wheelchair skill
tests in the international literature and to determine the need for a standardized …

The development of a nationwide registry of wheelchair users

SG Fitzgerald, A Kelleher, E Teodorski… - Disability and …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
This paper provides an overview of the development of a wheelchair users registry and
subsequently describes a population of individuals who use wheelchairs. The …

A longitudinal study assessing the maintenance condition of cadres of four types of wheelchairs provided in low-resource areas

K Rispin, K Riseling, J Wee - Disability and Rehabilitation …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Wheelchair breakdowns increase the risk of injury and limit the mobility of wheelchair users.
In the endeavour to meet the enormous global need for wheelchairs, manufacturers of …

Upper extremity musculoskeletal pain during and after rehabilitation in wheelchair-using persons with a spinal cord injury

S van Drongelen, S De Groot, HEJ Veeger… - Spinal cord, 2006 - nature.com
Study design: Prospective cohort study. Objectives: To study upper extremity
musculoskeletal pain during and after rehabilitation in wheelchair-using subjects with a …

Development of a wheelchair maintenance training programme and questionnaire for clinicians and wheelchair users

ML Toro, E Bird, M Oyster, L Worobey… - Disability and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose of state: The aims of this study were to develop a Wheelchair Maintenance Training
Programme (WMTP) as a tool for clinicians to teach wheelchair users (and caregivers when …

'Reserve is no place for a wheelchair': Challenges to consider during wheelchair provision intended for use in First Nations community

H Wearmouth, T Wielandt - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the post-rehabilitation
experiences of First Nations persons with spinal cord injury who returned to live on reserve …

Mobility aids and transport possibilities 10–45 years after spinal cord injury

F Biering-Sørensen, RB Hansen, J Biering-Sørensen - Spinal Cord, 2004 - nature.com
Objective: Follow-up information on the use of mobility aids and transportation possibilities
in a chronic traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) population. Setting: Clinic for Para-and …

The overlooked outcome measure for spinal cord injury: use of assistive devices

G Scivoletto, G Galli, M Torre, M Molinari… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Although several outcome measures are used to assess various areas of interest regarding
spinal cord injuries (SCIs), little is known about the frequency of their use, and the ways in …