Biomechanical analysis of assisted sit to stand

A significant number of non-institutionalized older adults have difficulty rising from a chair. Although there exist several assistive devices to aid with sit to stand, there is a lack of research that compares and analyzes various modes of assisted sit to stand to characterize their relative effec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeyasurya, Jeswin
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33814