Rehabilitation Engineering: A perspective on the past 40-years and thoughts for the future

RA Cooper, R Cooper - Medical engineering & physics, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past four decades, there have been breakthroughs in communication, mobility and
tools to manipulate objects. Probably the most important transformation has been the …

Mapping wheelchair functions and their associated functional elements for stair climbing accessibility: a systematic review

A Verma, S Shrivastava… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Wheelchair (WC) design elements are subjected to the accessibility and assistive
needs of a person with locomotor disability. In order to pursue a holistic design for a …

Exploring the lived experience of people using ultralight wheelchairs with on-the-fly adjustable seating function

J Mattie, L Aitken-Mundhenk, L Bicknell… - Disability and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Manual wheelchairs with spontaneous, user-initiated seating adjustability allow
users to independently adjust both rear seat height and backrest angle on-the-fly to optimize …

Wheelchairs and seating systems

CP Digiovine, TF Berner, DJ Kim, M Schmeler… - … Physical Medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Neuromuscular scoliosis: how decision making and treatment are different

K Chua, LL Lau, JHP Hui, EH Lee - Current Orthopaedic Practice, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Neuromuscular scoliosis is caused by a muscle imbalance as the result of an underlying
neuropathic or myopathic cause. This review focuses primarily on recent innovations in the …

Design of ergonomic chair for grinding operation

A Emaputra - Jurnal Teknosains, 2020 - eprints.akprind.ac.id
1. Tentang kelengkapan dan kesesuaian unsur: o Sistematika penulisan: baik r Kesesuaian
judul dengan isi: sesuai 2. Tentang ruang lingkup dan kedalaman pernbahasan:. Ruang …

A study on effects of backrest thickness on the upper arm and trunk muscle load during wheelchair propulsion

JH Lee, IG Yoo - Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the thickness of a
wheelchair backrest provided for support and comfort on upper arm and trunk muscle load …