R Lee Kirby, Kim Parker, Eric Poon, Cher Smith, Dee Osmond, Michel Ladouceur, Victoria Suzanne Haworth, Christopher J Theriault, Navjot Sandila
PURPOSE: To test the hypotheses that, in comparison with pushing an occupied upright manual wheelchair forward, pulling backward on the push-handles improves the objective and subjective ease with which a caregiver can get the wheelchair across a soft surface (e.g., grass, mud, sand, gravel); and the ease with which a caregiver can get the wheelchair across a soft surface improves if the wheelchair is tipped back into the wheelie position. METHODS: We used a randomized crossover trial with within-participant comparisons to study 32 able-bodied pairs of simulated caregivers and wheelchair occupants...
January 25, 2023: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology