Aspects of Manual Wheelchair Configuration Affecting Mobility: A Review

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dc.contributor.authorMedola, Fausto Orsi [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorElui, Valeria Meirelles Carril
dc.contributor.authorSantana, Carla da Silva
dc.contributor.authorFortulan, Carlos Alberto
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T15:56:08Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T15:56:08Z
dc.date.issued2014-02-01
dc.description.abstractMany aspects relating to equipment configuration affect users' actions in a manual wheelchair, determining the overall mobility performance. Since the equipment components and configuration determine both stability and mobility efficiency, configuring the wheelchair with the most appropriate set-up for individual users' needs is a difficult task. Several studies have shown the importance of seat/backrest assembly and the relative position of the rear wheels to the user in terms of the kinetics and kinematics of manual propulsion. More recently, new studies have brought to light evidence on the inertial properties of different wheelchair configurations. Further new studies have highlighted the handrim as a key component of wheelchair assembly, since it is the interface through which the user drives the chair. In light of the new evidence on wheelchair mechanics and propulsion kinetics and kinematics, this article presents a review of the most important aspects of wheelchair configuration that affect the users' actions and mobility.en
dc.description.affiliationUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Architecture Arts & Commun, Dept Design, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Interunits Bioengn, Programme Postgrad, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Med Ribeirao Preto, Dept Neurosci & Behav Sci, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Sch Engn Sao Carlos, Dept Mech Engn, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Architecture Arts & Commun, Dept Design, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 484153/2011-0
dc.format.extent313-318
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.26.313
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Physical Therapy Science. Tokyo: Soc Physical Therapy Science, v. 26, n. 2, p. 313-318, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1589/jpts.26.313
dc.identifier.issn0915-5287
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/117433
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000339620600033
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSoc Physical Therapy Science
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Physical Therapy Science
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,499
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectWheelchairsen
dc.subjectRehabilitationen
dc.subjectErgonomicsen
dc.titleAspects of Manual Wheelchair Configuration Affecting Mobility: A Reviewen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderSoc Physical Therapy Science
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-2898-2766[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-2308-6524[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-2259-9910[4]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes, Comunicação e Design, Baurupt
unesp.departmentDesign - FAACpt

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