Evaluation of the effect of different sitting assistive devices in reclining wheelchair on interface pressure

Abstract Background Reclining wheelchair users often add one or more sitting assistive devices to their wheelchairs, but the effect of these additional sitting assistive devices on the risk of pressure ulcers has rarely been investigated. This study examined the four modes of reclining wheelchair wi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chun-Ting Li, Kuo-Yuan Huang, Chien-Feng Kung, Yen-Nien Chen, Yen-Ting Tseng, Kuen-Horng Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-017-0398-8