Development of custom measurement system for biomechanical evaluation of independent wheelchair transfers

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• Alternative Title:
  J Rehabil Res Dev
• Personal Author:
  Koontz, Alicia M. ; Lin, Yen-Sheng ; Kankipati, Padmaja ; Boninger, Michael L. ; Cooper, Rory A.
• Description:
  This study describes a new custom measurement system designed to investigate the biomechanics of sitting-pivot wheelchair transfers and assesses the reliability of selected biomechanical variables. Variables assessed include horizontal and vertical reaction forces underneath both hands and three-dimensional trunk, shoulder, and elbow range of motion. We examined the reliability of these measures between 5 consecutive transfer trials for 5 subjects with spinal cord injury and 12 nondisabled subjects while they performed a self-selected sitting pivot transfer from a wheelchair to a level bench. A majority of the biomechanical variables demonstrated moderate to excellent reliability (r > 0.6). The transfer measurement system recorded reliable and valid biomechanical data for future studies of sitting-pivot wheelchair transfers.We recommend a minimum of five transfer trials to obtain a reliable measure of transfer technique for future studies.
• Subjects:
  • Article
  • activities of daily living
  • assessment
  • forces
  • kinematics
  • kinetics
  • range of motion
  • reliability
  • spinal cord injury
  • three-dimensional motion analysis
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• Source:
  J Rehabil Res Dev. 48(8):1015-1028
• Pubmed ID:
  22068376
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5450168
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R49 CE323155/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R49/CCR310285-06/PHS HHSUnited States/ ; H133A011107/PHS HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45941/cdc_45941_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.05 MB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:53bd78dc04a7f10699d6df63f6ceb98d4efe0bb902a4e9dfd94686fe37d2792f