Longitudinal assessment of vibrations during manual and power wheelchair driving over select sidewalk surfaces

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-580

  Wolf, Erik ^a,b   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c   Pearlman, Jonathan ^b,c   Fitzgerald, Shirley G ^b,c   Kelleher, Annmarie ^b,c  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessible surface; Concrete; Injury; Manual wheelchair; Power wheelchair; Rehabilitation; Sidewalks; Vibration; Wheelchairs; Whole body vibrations

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBLE SURFACES; MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS; POWER WHEELCHAIRS; WHOLE-BODY VIBRATIONS;

HEALTH CARE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATIENT MOBILITY; POWERED WHEELCHAIR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIBRATION SENSE; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGOMETRY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; VIBRATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34548095716     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.05.0049     Document Type: Article

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