Effect of a pushrim-activated power-assist wheelchair on the functional capabilities of persons with tetraplegia S. David Algood, MS, Rory A. Cooper, PhD, Shirley G. Fitzgerald, PhD, Rosemarie Cooper, MPT, ATP, Michael L. Boninger, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 86, Issue 3, Pages 380-386 (March 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.05.017 Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The PAPAW used in this study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 86, 380-386DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2004.05.017) Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Some of the obstacles included in the ADL course: (1) curb cut, 5.1-cm curb, and deck surface, (2) toilet and bathroom sink, (3) ramp, (4) can of soup and kitchen sink, and (5) door and carpet. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 86, 380-386DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2004.05.017) Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Participants’ mean heart rate during trials. NOTE. P values are paired t test comparisons made between heart rates when participants used their own wheelchair vs when they used PAPAW. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 86, 380-386DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2004.05.017) Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Participants’ average course completion times. NOTE. P values are paired t test comparisons made between course completion times when participants used their own wheelchair and when they used the PAPAW. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 86, 380-386DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2004.05.017) Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions