Purpose. The Center for International Rehabilitation (CIR) developed a wheelchair provision
strategy that combines central fabrication with regional distribution and local service …

Recent studies have used data loggers to record a wide range of, sometimes differing,
objective outcomes associated with the use of manual wheelchairs. To identify which …

Throughout the course of daily activities, wheelchair users are subjected to a variety of
whole-body vibrations that are suspected to cause rider discomfort and a number of harmful …

Purpose Because outcomes studies are known to facilitate effective use of funds, economic
realities in lower-resource countries increase the need for outcome measures for wheelchair …

In the United States (US), approximately 3.6 million noninstitutionalized people older than
15 years of age use wheelchairs (Brault, 2012). For this population, access to an appropriate …

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that only 17–37% of the approximately 77
million people who need a wheelchair have access to one. Many organizations are trying to …

Wheelchair and seating systems allow individuals with mobility impairments to actively
participate in all aspects of society. The quality of life of an individual is reflective of the …