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Comparison Between A Tilt-in-Space Wheelchair and a Manual Wheelchair Equipped With a New Rear Anti-Tip Device From the Perspective of the Caregiver 

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1 Comparison Between A Tilt-in-Space Wheelchair and a Manual Wheelchair Equipped With a New Rear Anti-Tip Device From the Perspective of the Caregiver  R. Lee Kirby, MD, Blair MacDonald, BS, Cher Smith, BSc, OT, Donald A. MacLeod, MSc, Adam Webber, MSc  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  Volume 89, Issue 9, Pages (September 2008) DOI: /j.apmr Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 The Arc-RAD−equipped wheelchair, tilted back and resting on the Arc-RADs. The casters are off the ground. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 The tilt-in-space wheelchair, tilted back. The casters are on the ground and the conventional rear anti-tip devices are off the ground. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Performance (total WST score, in percent), perceived exertion (VAS score, in percent), and satisfaction (QUEST score; possible range, 8–40) outcomes for Arc-RAD−equipped and tilt-in-space wheelchairs (n=19). NOTE. Values are mean +1 SD. All differences were significant (P<.001). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  , DOI: ( /j.apmr ) Copyright © 2008 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions


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