Open AccessLightweight and Ultralight Wheelchairs: Propulsion and Preferences of Two Young Children with Spina Bifida
Author(s) -
Mary Jean Meiser,
Irene McEwen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1538-005X
pISSN - 0898-5669
DOI - 10.1097/pep.0b013e318044e911
Subject(s) - spina bifida , propulsion , medicine , pediatrics , engineering , aerospace engineering
This study compared the influence of two wheelchair styles, an ultralight rigid frame and a lightweight folding frame, on preference and propulsion in young children with spina bifida.