Manual wheeled mobility--current and future developments from the human engineering research laboratories.
Medical rehabilitation and assistive technology are immersed in a world transitioning to a basis in evidence-based practice. Fortunately, there is a growing body of knowledge related to manual wheelchair mobility to form a basis for clinical decision making. The results from research studies are useful for designing better wheelchairs, fitting and training people appropriately, contributing to evidence-based-medicine and guiding future research. This review describes some of the work related to manual wheelchairs that has and is being conducted within the University of Pittsburgh and the Human Engineering Research Laboratories of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and its application.
Human Engineering Research Laboratories, Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206, USA. rcooper@pitt.edu
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D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*