BODY BUILD AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN THE SEATED WHEELCHAIR PATIENT

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 63  (1) , 17-20
Abstract
Clinical evaluation of wheelchair cushions used to relieve pressure of patients with severe physical disability has become a major concern for the rehabilitation team. Effects of body build (based on height, weight, sex, and age of the subjects studied) on the location, magnitude and gradient of the pressure exerted by patients seated in wheelchairs are described. Thin patients had higher pressures exerted by patients seated in wheelchairs are described. Thin patients had higher pressures over bony prominences and greater frequency of the maximum pressure occurring in a bony location than did average-weight or obese subjects.

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