Download or read book The Powered Wheelchair Training Guide written by Peter Axelson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As anyone who has ever used a wheelchair knows, the world was not built with wheelchair access in mind. This guide can teach wheelchair users and their helpers to access the world with a full range of powered wheelchair skills. It is full of clear instructions, detailed illustrations, hints and techniques.
Download or read book The Manual Wheelchair Training Guide written by Anita Perr and published by Pax Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wheelchair Skills Assessment and Training written by R. Lee Kirby and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a wide spectrum of readers with comprehensive but easily understandable protocols for the assessment and training of wheelchair skills. The Wheelchair Research Team at Dalhousie University and the Capital District Health Authority in Halifax (lead by the author) have focused on wheelchair safety and performance for three decades, as exemplified through the Wheelchair Skills Program. This is considered the top such program in the world. This new book is largely based on this program which has been accessed and utilized by over 75,000 people in 177 countries since 2007.
Download or read book Wheelchair Training Program for New Manual Wheelchair Users written by Kerri Ann Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manual wheelchairs are commonly used for everyday mobility among people with lower limb impairments, including persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Manual wheelchair users often experience pain and chronic overuse injuries in their upper extremities, limiting their mobility and their ability to complete daily activities. The repetitive trauma of propelling a wheelchair may be a contributing factor to upper extremity pain and injury. The anatomy of the upper extremities is not designed for the number of repetitions and the amount of force involved in everyday wheelchair propulsion. Research has been conducted to identify recommendations for decreasing the number of repetitions and the amount of force involved with manual wheelchair propulsion; however, training on how to use a wheelchair, specifically propulsion training, is often not implemented during rehabilitation. Important steps in identifying strategies for teaching wheelchair propulsion and skills include exploring devices for training, understanding health care professional and wheelchair user perspectives of wheelchair training, and training based on motor learning approaches. Therefore, the overall goal of this project was to further explore methodology for training of new manual wheelchair users. To this end, we conducted three studies (Chapters 2-4). In study 1 (Chapter 2), we tested a wheelchair dynamometer roller system, the WheelMill System (WMS), on its use in simulating different surfaces (i.e., overground and ramps) and assessing propulsion variables that can be used for training new wheelchair users. We identified that the WMS has the ability to accurately simulate flat overground movement; however, the accuracy of the WMS was poor in simulation of ramps. Modifications to the software model and the addition of visual feedback may improve the accuracy of the simulation of ramps. The WMS was accurate in the quantification of biomechanical propulsion variables. In study 2 (Chapter 3), we identified perspectives of health care professionals and manual wheelchair users to assist in prioritizing the focus of wheelchair skills training of new manual wheelchair users. During focus groups, health care professionals and manual wheelchair users discussed if and how wheelchair propulsion biomechanics were taught and important skills that should be included in training. Results indicate that propulsion biomechanics were introduced but not addressed in detail. Important training components discussed include propulsion techniques, transfers in an out of the wheelchair, providing maintenance to the wheelchair, and navigating barriers such as curbs, ramps, and rough terrain. Health care professionals and manual wheelchair users identified many of the same skills as important but ranked them in a different order. In study 3 (Chapter 4), we piloted a wheelchair training program implementing aspects of motor learning for new manual wheelchair users and measured the impact of this program on wheelchair propulsion biomechanics and overall wheelchair skills. Post-training wheelchair biomechanics changed, as well as propulsion performance overground. Wheelchair skills did not change significantly post-training. Wheelchair training has the potential for change; however, there are many challenges associated with implementing training programs for new manual wheelchair users. Together, these results contribute knowledge to evidence-based approaches to teaching new manual wheelchair users with SCI how to efficiently and effectively use their wheelchairs. Specifically, we obtained information about technology for simulating and assessing manual wheelchair propulsion, perspectives of stakeholders with regard to the manual wheelchair training process, and methodology for training new manual wheelchair users.
Download or read book Wheelchair Skills Training Manual written by Kevin Thistle and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Electric Wheelchair Training Program for Severely Handicapped Individuals written by Terri Pearson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Electric Wheelchair Training Program for Severely Handicapped Individuals written by Terri Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manual for adaptation of powered wheelchair and operation practice written by Hiroshi Kawamura and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comparison of Powered Wheelchair Training in an Actual Environment and Its Virtual Reality Replication written by Bonnita Gruell Meingast and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wheelchair training written by Steve Ramsbottom and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Powered Wheelchairs and Scooters written by J. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Manual Wheelchairs written by J. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Zero Assistance Resistance Training written by Dan Highcock and published by Let's Tell Your Story Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEED AN EFFECTIVE CHAIR-BASED WORKOUT? DISCOVER HOW TO BOOST YOUR STRENGTH, STAMINA AND INDEPENDENCE Hiring a trainer for every gym session is a luxury many can't afford. Finding friends who can commit to four training sessions a week is difficult. What's more, if you're fiercely independent like Paralympian and professional athlete Dan Highcock - you want to be able to do things with zero assistance anyway! This 12-week fitness program works your whole upper body and cardiovascular system using dumbbells, plates, adjustable cable racks and resistance bands - in your chair, independently. The ZART program boosts your independence and fitness raises your metabolism to promote fat loss improves your cardiovascular health increases you hand speed (ideal for wheelchair sports) boosts your body's ability to adapt and repair itself plus avoid injury offers nutrition and supplement advice includes 12 workout plans to keep things varied and interesting provides detailed step-by-step exercise descriptions with photos Dan has thoroughly tested this workout himself and with his students to make sure it is safe and effective for you. "As a full-time wheelchair user and qualified fitness instructor, I highly recommend buying this book. It's such a benefit to anyone in a chair that needs more strength, mobility, fitness and independence." Edward Joseph Molloy, PT Dan Highcock was injured in a motorbike accident at the age of five. Undeterred, his 'can-do' mindset has led him to become a Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and online personal trainer and nutrition coach"
Download or read book Biomedical Aspects of Manual Wheelchair Propulsion written by L. H. V. van der Woude and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Application of Virtual Reality Technology to the Powered Wheelchair Training of Children with Disabilities written by Ifedayo A. Adelola and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seating and Wheeled Mobility written by Michelle L. Lange and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 979 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seating and Wheeled Mobility: A Clinical Resource Guide presents clinical assessment considerations when working with a person with a disability who may need wheelchair seating for postural support, skin integrity, or a wheelchair base to best meet dependent or independent mobility needs. Michelle L. Lange and Jean Minkel have designed this text to support occupational and physical therapists, complex rehabilitation technology suppliers, and even third-party payers who are interested in wheelchair seating and mobility assessment and applications. Seating and Wheeled Mobility provides a wide spectrum of information from foundational information for those practitioners who are new to the field to in-depth, population-specific information for practitioners who perhaps have not worked with a particular population in the past. Information sharing, opportunities for demonstration and trial, and patience on the part of the clinician working with the person with a disability are all critical precursors to the actual process of making equipment recommendations. Seating and Wheeled Mobility is divided into sections, each addressing a different area of clinical practice. The first section is an in-depth presentation of the assessment process and the critical understanding of pressure management needed by the clinical team when working with a client population who rely on wheeled mobility. The second section focuses on postural support. Also included is a completely updated method to measure and describe the seated person and related support surfaces needed when recommending a device. The third section lays the foundation for clinical decision making around the assessment for and application of the most appropriate wheeled mobility device. The fourth section provides in-depth clinical applications for each category of mobility devices. Also addressed is proper documentation to assist in the funding of these devices. The fifth section provides population-specific information regarding the clinical application of position, pressure management, and functional mobility as it applies to the pediatric, geriatric, and bariatric populations, as well as persons with both degenerative and complex neuromuscular impairments. The last section presents additional considerations when working with persons who are aging with a disability, environmental assessments, transportation, and the application of standards. Seating and Wheeled Mobility: A Clinical Resource Guide provides the depth and breadth of the clinical practice of wheelchair seating and mobility to both those who are new to the field, as well as seasoned professionals.
Download or read book The Wheelchair Evaluation A Clinician s Guide written by Mitchell Batavia and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wheelchair Evaluation: A Clinician’s Guide, Second Edition is an updated, practical, and concise reference on the wheelchair prescription process. It’s perfect for students and clinicians in the health fields who work with physically disabled individuals in need of a wheelchair. This book is a portable, hands-on manual that implements a real-world approach to patient evaluation, choice of wheelchair components, documentation, and funding.
