WHEEL-I:development of a wheelchair propulsion laboratory for rehabilitation

OBJECTIVE: To describe the enabling factors and barriers experienced in the Wheelchair Expert Evaluation Laboratory - implementation (WHEEL-i) project, in which scientific knowledge, tools and associated systematic analyses of hand-rim wheelchair propulsion technique, user's wheelchair propulsion capacity, wheelchair-user interface, and wheelchair mechanics were implemented in 2 rehabilitation centres. DESIGN: Implementation project. PATIENTS: Spinal cord injury. METHODS: In this implementation project standardized tests were performed: wheelchair skills tests, 2 questionnaires, and a steady-s... Mehr ...