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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"wheelchair users"”.
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Fall management among full time wheelchair users
Falls are a common health issue among full-time wheelchair users, however there is a lack of evidenced-based fall prevention and management strategies for wheelchair users. The main objective of this dissertation is to develop a fall management program for full-time wheelchair users. To develop a …
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Wheelchair Training Program for New Manual Wheelchair Users
Manual wheelchairs are commonly used for everyday mobility among people with lower limb impairments, including persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Manual wheelchair users often experience pain and chronic overuse injuries in their upper extremities, limiting their mobility and their ability to …
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Concussions in wheelchair users: quantifying seated postural control
… scales and cognition measures can be utilized in wheelchair athletes all balance measures (e.g. the Balance Error Scoring System) are completed while standing and consequently not applicable to wheelchair athletes, therefore leaving a void in quantifying balance in this population. To properly …
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A Low Cost Power Assist for Active Wheelchair Users
Wheelchair power assists are devices that a wheelchair user may retrofit onto their wheelchair to increase their range, speed, and power. Users of these devices may already have the ability to propel themselves manually, but their mobility is further enhanced with these devices. This is …
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A projection for a public framework accessible to wheelchair users.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1974. M.Arch.
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The difference that difference makes: leisure, space and teenage wheelchair users
… of the encounters and experiences of teenage wheelchair users in a range of public and private leisure spaces. The thesis contributes to expanding debates surrounding the significance of difference in developing understandings of the lives of particular 'groups' of (young) people. It …
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Disabled volunteers : an analysis of the experiences of wheelchair-users who volunteer
… analysis of the volunteering experiences of 47 wheelchair-users. It challenges the traditional image of volunteering which tends to conceptualise non-disabled people as the instigators of voluntary action (the helpers) and disabled people as the recipients of volunteerism (the helped). It also …
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Factors associated with falls among wheelchair users living with spinal cord injury
DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #17623 on 2022-11-11 at 11:56:06
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USING ADDITIONAL MEASURES OF HANDGRIP STRENGTH TO PREDICT AEROBIC CAPACITY IN WHEELCHAIR USERS
<p>Manual wheelchair users have been shown to have low physical capacity and impaired ability to perform activities of daily living. Current tests and protocols for assessing physical capacity in wheelchair users have specific boundaries. Measuring handgrip strength (HGS) with electronic handgrip …
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Perceptions of anterior tilt seat function among power wheelchair users: A qualitative study
… tilt power seat function is designed to provide users with functional access and reach that is otherwise unachievable using other power seat functions. While the benefits of posterior tilt-in-space, power recline and seat elevation have been documented, the influence of the anterior tilt seat …
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Locally manufactured wheelchairs in Tanzania : Do they meet the needs of Tanzanian wheelchair users?
Access to suitable wheelchairs may seriously impact the ability of people with physical disabilities to integrate into regular community life. The overall aim of this study was to determine the extent to which the needs of users of wheelchairs manufactured locally in Tanzanian are met. The specific …
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Shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users: towards a multi-disciplinary solution for a multi-faceted problem
… estimated that there are over 2 million manual wheelchair users in the United States. Up to 70% of manual wheelchair users report upper limb pain, which is mainly manifested in the shoulder and wrist. Shoulder pain in wheelchair users is linked to difficulty performing activities of daily …
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Shoulder pain and cycle to cycle kinematic spatial variability during recovery phase in manual wheelchair users
Wheelchair propulsion plays a significant role in the development of shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users (MWU). However wheelchair propulsion metrics related to shoulder pain are not clearly understood. This investigation examined intra-individual kinematic spatial variability during …
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The validity, reliability, and sensitivity of a smartphone-based seated postural control assessment in wheelchair users
Seated postural control is essential for wheelchair users to maintain proper position while performing activities of daily living. Clinical tests are commonly used to measure seated postural control in wheelchair users, yet they are subjective and lack sensitivity. Lab-based measures are highly …
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Accessible football stadia in England : what represents meaningful provision for wheelchair users and how can it be achieved?
… football stadia provision for spectators who are wheelchair users, identifying features that can limit, or which can promote their inclusion. The outcome of the research is to provide a fuller understanding of what can constrain or enhance provision for spectators who are wheelchair users and to …
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Associations among manual wheelchair fit, supraspinatus tendon properties, scapular kinematics, and shoulder pain in young adult manual wheelchair users
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Variability of peak shoulder force during wheelchair propulsion as a function of shoulder pain
Manual wheelchair users report a high prevalence of shoulder pain. Growing evidence shows that variability in forces applied to biological tissue is related to musculoskeletal pain. The purpose of this study was to examine the variability of forces acting on the shoulder during wheelchair …
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Axiomatic design of a manually powered wheelchair lift mechanism
… to create an inexpensive mechanism which gives wheelchair users the ability to adjust the vertical height of their chair while seated. There are currently 1.5 million manual wheelchair users in the United States. However, no manual height adjust mechanisms are available in the current …
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Wheelchair Accessibility in Transportation Service Hailed Through the Uber and Lyft Apps
… facilitate, with some of the lawsuit focusing on wheelchair accessibility. These have been reported in the media while work on the topic is lacking in the academic literature. This doctoral research explores wheelchair accessibility in transportation hailed through Uber and Lyft in the U.S., with …
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Avaliação de acessibilidade da Biblioteca Setorial do Centro de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas da UFPB
… in University Libraries and how it helps wheelchair users to have access to the wanted information. The present work analyses accessibility in the Biblioteca Setorial do CCSA which is the library that the Federal University of Paraíba offers to wheelchair users to have access to the …
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