Ergonomics of Manual Wheelchair Propulsion
IOS Press,US (Verlag)
978-90-5199-118-5 (ISBN)
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Mobility is fundamental to health, social integration and well-being of the human being. Henceforth mobility is viewed as fundamental to the outcome of the rehabilitation process of wheelchair dependent persons. Lower limb disabled people are depending on a wheelchair for their mobility. Both the quality of the wheelchair, individual work capacity and the funcitonality of the wheelchair/user combination determine the freedom of mobility. This volume contains the proceedings of a workshop which was held within the framework of the four-year programme of the Concerted Action "Mobility Retoration for Paralyzed Persons" of the Commission of the Europeam Communities (COMAC-BME). It is dedicated to the exchange of know-how, theories and practical experiences with respect to the ergonomics of manual wheelchair propulsion, discussing physiology, biomechanics and ergonomics. The state of the art with respect to vehicle mechanics, wheelchair/user interaction, propulsion mechanisms, cardiovascular strain, training activities, seating, and more, is presented by a group of international experts in the field.
Part 1 Wheelchair exercise testing: a research programme on wheelchair use that is relevant to the user, R.H. Rozendal; performance characteristics of two wheelchair sprint tests, A. Lees; human factors in wheelchair testing, A. Hekstra; the determination of optimum wheel configurations for wheelchair users, G.I. Bardsley; technical requirements of wheelchair exercise testing in rehabilitation field research, P.J.M. Meijs; physical strain during activities of daily living in male spinal cord injured subjects - methodological aspects, C.A.J.M. van Oers. Part 2 Physiology of arm work: changes in cardiovascular responses to graded armergometry in tetra- and paraplegic patients during primary rehabilitation, N. Hjeltnes; exercise testing in arm work, A.P. Hollander; cardiovascular aspects in spinal cord injured subjects, M. Hopman; clinical aspects of wheelchair racing, M. Grunze; the influence of wheelchair characteristics on the physiological responses to wheelchair ergometry, A. Veicsteinas; the relevance of anaerobic power for wheelchair propulsion, Y. Hulzer. Part 3 Physiology of wheelchair locomotion: upper body exercise - application for wheelchair propulsion and spinal cord injured populations, M.N. Sawka; aspects of wheelchair seating comfort, P. Engel; physical strain during activities of daily living in spinal cord injured subjects - relation to physical performance capacity, T.W.J. Janssen; behaviour of EMG and cardiopulmonary parameters during two-arm cranking of disabled and able-bodied men, H. Frauendorf. Part 4 Mechanics in wheelchair propulsion: biomechanics of propulsion technique, H.E.J. Veeger; biomechanical modelling in wheelchair propulsion, M. Marchetti; a shoulder model required?, F. van der Helm; a methodology of measuring biomechanical aspects during wheelchair propulsion, R. Ronchi; drag forces in wheelchairs, T.G. Frank. Part 5 Wheelchair-user interface: wheelchair-user interface - the core of ergonomics?, L.H.V. van der Woude; level propulsion systems, K. Seeliger; environmental requirements for the wheelchair user, D.P. Philippen; a wheelchair with two speed ratios, J.W. Ziegler; ergonomics design of the hand-machine interface for wheelchairs, M. Schmauder; results from the mobility restoration concerted action and future perspectives, A. Pedotti. Appendices: list of books produced by the concerted actions "Evaluation of Assistive Devices for Paralyzed Persons" and "Mobility Restoration for Paralyzed Persons"; total list of participants to the workshop.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.7.1997 |
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| Zusatzinfo | index |
| Verlagsort | Amsterdam |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Rehabilitation | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-5199-118-5 / 9051991185 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-5199-118-5 / 9789051991185 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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