Author: Weerawat Limroongreungrat
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Category : Biomechanics
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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Author: Michael D. McDonald
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Category : Biomechanics
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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Author: L. H. V. van der Woude
Publisher: IOS Press
ISBN: 9789051994421
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Mobility is fundamental to health, social integration and individual well-being of the human being. Henceforth, mobility must be viewed as being essential to the outcome of the rehabilitation process of wheelchair dependent persons and to the successful (re-)integration into society and to a productive and active life. Many lower limb disabled subjects depend upon a wheelchair for their mobility. Estimated numbers for the Netherlands, Europe and USA are respectively 80.000, 2,5 million and 1,25 million wheelchair dependent individuals. Groups large enough to allow a special research focus and conference activity. Both the quality of the wheelchair, the individual work capacity, the functionality of the wheelchair/user combination, and the effectiveness of the rehabilitation programme do indeed determine the freedom of mobility. Their optimization is highly dependent upon a continuous and high quality research effort, in combination with regular discussion and dissemination with practitioners. The book intends to give a state of the art view on the current fundamental, clinical and applied research findings and their consequences upon wheelchair propulsion, arm work, wheelchair training and possible consequences of a wheelchair confined life style. Also its implications for rehabilitation, as well as alternative modes of ambulation and activity in the wheelchair confined population, such as functional electrical stimulation and its possible future developments, are dealt with.

Author: Konstantinos Vrongistinos
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Category : Biomechanics
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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Category : Prosthesis
Languages : en
Pages : 552

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Author: Philip Santos Requejo
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 288919938X
Category : Biotechnology
Languages : en
Pages : 93

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For the manual wheelchair (MWC) user, loss of lower extremity function often places the burden for mobility and activities of daily living on the upper extremities. This e-book on Wheeled Mobility Biomechanics contains current research that provides insights into the mechanical demands and performance techniques during tasks associated with MWC. Our intent was to contribute to advancing the knowledge regarding the variables that promote or hinder an individual’s capacity to handle the daily manual wheeled mobility demands and gain greater insights into upper extremity loading consequences, predictors of pain onset and injury, and ultimately identify strategies for preserving health and functional mobility for the MWC user.

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Category : Disabled veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 970

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Category : Disabled veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 552

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Author: Rory A Cooper
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781420050325
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 542

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The discipline of rehabilitation engineering draws on a wide range of specialist knowledge, from the biomedical sciences to materials technology. Rehabilitation Engineering Applied to Mobility and Manipulation provides broad background and motivational material to ease readers' introduction to the subject. The book begins with a wide-ranging yet concise introduction to the legislative, technological, testing, and design basis of rehabilitation engineering, followed by the fundamentals of design and materials and a full account of the biomechanics of rehabilitation. Major sections of the book are devoted to various aspects of mobility, including detailed discussion of wheelchair design. Valuable additional material deals with seating, prosthetic devices, robotics, and the often-neglected subject of recreational devices and vehicles. More than a thousand references to the research and review literature put readers in touch with the leading edge of a rapidly growing field.

Author: Carole Warmerdam
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Category : Sports for people with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 130

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