Review Paper: Wheelchair Design and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Disabled Individuals
Encouraging an active lifestyle is an essential part of successful rehabilitation programs, and the link between physical activity and quality of life (QOL) is well established among patients with mobility disorders. Biomechanical aspects of wheelchair design play an important role in physical activ...
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Negah Institute for Scientific Communication
2016-06-01
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| description | Encouraging an active lifestyle is an essential part of successful rehabilitation programs, and the link between physical activity and quality of life (QOL) is well established among patients with mobility disorders. Biomechanical aspects of wheelchair design play an important role in physical activity and social participation of disabled individuals. This review focuses on key biomechanical features of wheeled mobility devices including propulsion methods, overuse injuries, assistive technologies, prevention of pressure ulcers, and tire and frame design. We briefly review the role of design modifications in increasing the physical activity and improvement of QOL among wheelchair-bound adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d6429e356944fcca1c41eb53a3157b72022-12-21T19:09:48ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationIranian Rehabilitation Journal1735-36021735-36102016-06-011428592Review Paper: Wheelchair Design and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Disabled IndividualsAli Ebrahimi0Alireza Kazemi1Azin Ebrahimi2 Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Encouraging an active lifestyle is an essential part of successful rehabilitation programs, and the link between physical activity and quality of life (QOL) is well established among patients with mobility disorders. Biomechanical aspects of wheelchair design play an important role in physical activity and social participation of disabled individuals. This review focuses on key biomechanical features of wheeled mobility devices including propulsion methods, overuse injuries, assistive technologies, prevention of pressure ulcers, and tire and frame design. We briefly review the role of design modifications in increasing the physical activity and improvement of QOL among wheelchair-bound adults. http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-115&slc_lang=en&sid=1Wheelchair Rehabilitation Disabled individuals Quality of life |
| spellingShingle | Ali Ebrahimi Alireza Kazemi Azin Ebrahimi Review Paper: Wheelchair Design and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Disabled Individuals Iranian Rehabilitation Journal Wheelchair Rehabilitation Disabled individuals Quality of life |
| title | Review Paper: Wheelchair Design and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Disabled Individuals |
| title_full | Review Paper: Wheelchair Design and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Disabled Individuals |
| title_fullStr | Review Paper: Wheelchair Design and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Disabled Individuals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review Paper: Wheelchair Design and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Disabled Individuals |
| title_short | Review Paper: Wheelchair Design and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Disabled Individuals |
| title_sort | review paper wheelchair design and its influence on physical activity and quality of life among disabled individuals |
| topic | Wheelchair Rehabilitation Disabled individuals Quality of life |
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