Impact of sitting time on seat-interface pressure and on pressure mapping with multiple sclerosis patients

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1221-1225

  Crawford, Shelley A ^a   Stinson, May D ^a   Walsh, Deirdre M ^a   Porter Armstrong, Alison P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Pressure ulcers; Rehabilitation; Technology, medical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; SENSOR; SITTING; STANDARDIZATION; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; TIME FACTORS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 20444368479     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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