Hosseini SM, Oyster ML, Kirby RL, Harrington AL, Boninger ML. Manual wheelchair skills
capacity predicts quality of life and community integration in persons with spinal cord injury …

Wheelchairs pro-vide mobility for millions of people with physical impairments. However,
prolonged manual wheelchair use can lead to pain and repetitive strain injury (RSI) of the …

Ganesh S, Hayter A, Kim J, Sanford J, Sprigle S, Hoenig H. Wheelchair use by veterans
newly prescribed a manual wheelchair. OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of the …

Manual wheelchair propulsion combined with other stresses to the upper extremities may
result in secondary injury. Possible solutions would be to devise alternative methods of …

Hastings JD, Rogers Fanucchi E, Burns SP. Wheelchair configuration and postural
alignment in persons with spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 528-34 …

While much of the research on falls has focused on the ambulatory elderly, little is known
about wheelchair-related falls that occur in persons with disabilities. A thorough …

Background and purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the amount and type
of equipment prescribed to aid mobility and self-care for patients with spinal cord injuries …

This study set out to determine the prevalence of wheelchair-related accidents, the
circumstances in which they occur, the nature of injuries sustained, and to identify types of …

Abstract Context/Objective To identify circumstances surrounding incident lower extremity
fractures (ILEFs) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to describe the impact of these …

For the 2.2 million people who use wheelchairs in the United States, transportation is often
needed for independence in the community. The purpose of this study was to investigate the …