RESNA Position on the Application of Seat-Elevating Devices for Wheelchair Users

ABSTRACT This document, approved by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Board of Directors in September 2005, shares typical clinical applications and provides evidence from the literature supporting the use of seat-elevating devices for wheelchair users.

[1]  R. Kadefors,et al.  Intramuscular pressure of the infra- and supraspinatus muscles in relation to hand load and arm posture , 2000, European Journal of Applied Physiology.

[2]  R Kadefors,et al.  Shoulder pain and heavy manual labor. , 1984, Clinical orthopaedics and related research.

[3]  Wim G. M. Janssen,et al.  Determinants of the sit-to-stand movement: a review. , 2002, Physical therapy.

[4]  Y. Tai Wang,et al.  Reaction Force and EMG Analyses of Wheelchair Transfers , 1994, Perceptual and motor skills.

[5]  M M Gross,et al.  Effects of functional ability and training on chair-rise biomechanics in older adults. , 2001, The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences.

[6]  Richard F Edlich,et al.  Revolutionary advances in adaptive seating systems for the elderly and persons with disabilities that assist sit-to-stand transfers. , 2003, Journal of long-term effects of medical implants.

[7]  R. Burdett,et al.  Biomechanical comparison of rising from two types of chairs. , 1985, Physical therapy.

[8]  P. Herberts,et al.  Electromyographic analysis of shoulder muscle load , 1984, Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.

[9]  M A Hughes,et al.  When Older Adults Face the Chair‐Rise Challenge: A Study of Chair Height Availability and Height‐Modified Chair‐Rise Performance in the Elderly , 1993, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

[10]  P. Herberts,et al.  Intramuscular pressure and electromyography in four shoulder muscles , 1991, Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.

[11]  T. Andriacchi,et al.  The influence of chair height on lower limb mechanics during rising , 1989, Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.

[12]  N. Alexander,et al.  Chair Design Affects How Older Adults Rise from a Chair , 1996, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.