title: RESNA position on the application of power wheelchairs for pediatric users.
abstract: This document, approved by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Board of Directors in March 2007, shares typical clinical applications and provides evidence from the literature supporting the use of power wheelchairs for children.
authors.affiliation: Motion Analysis Center, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa, 3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607, USA. Lauren.Rosen@baycare.org
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Julianna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arva
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Furumasu
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Rosanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kermoian
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pinkerton
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Plummer
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: Andrina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabet
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vander Schaaf
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wonsettler
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000075202:Contraindications; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009134:Muscular Atrophy, Spinal / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010372:Pediatrics; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000145:classification