Effect of Seat Inclination on Seated Pressures of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

Physical Therapy

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-261

  Maurer, Christine L ^a   Sprigle, Stephen ^b  

^a SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interface pressure; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BUTTOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FOAM; FORCE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SEAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 1542376213     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/84.3.255     Document Type: Article

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