Effects of sagittal postural adjustments on seat reaction load

• Published in: Journal of biomechanics Vol. 41; no. 10; pp. 2237 - 2245
• Main Authors: van Geffen, Paul, Reenalda, Jasper, Veltink, Peter H, Koopman, Bart F.J.M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 19.07.2008; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena - methods; Buttock pressure; Buttocks; Ergonomics; Health care policy; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Influence; Male; Movement - physiology; Pelvis - pathology; Personal relationships; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Posture; Pressure; Pressure Ulcer; Pressure ulcers; Seating force; Sitting posture; Stress, Mechanical; Weight-Bearing; Wheelchair adjustment; Wheelchairs; Seating force; Pressure ulcers; Wheelchair adjustment; Sitting posture; Buttock pressure

Abstract Wheelchair-dependent subjects often adopt a passive sitting posture and suffer from sitting acquired pressure ulcers (PU) that mainly occur when high buttock pressures sustain for a longer period of time. Body posture directly influences seating load and proper postural change is therefore...