Short Description
This book is designed to help consumers and health care professionals better understand and use manual wheelchairs. It provides objective information about manual wheelchairs in easy to understand language. It is only available on order from USA.
More Details
. Many wheelchair users unnecessarily limit their activities to familiar environments because
they have not learned the skills to access other areas independently
. Wheelchair accidents can occur because of a lack of training. Instructional resources would
help wheelchair users, their assistants, and clinicians learn safe and efficient wheelchair
skills, as well as increase overall wheelchair user independence.
. Proper training can potentially decrease the frequency of wheelchair accidents and reduce
instances of improper mobility assistance.
Chapters
1. The owners manual - advice on choice and use of the wheelchair
2. Navigation skills
3. Emergency skills
4. Special circumstances - travelling, route planning, night use etc
5. Body mechanics
ISBN - 1-882632-10-9
Printed by - PAX Press, USA
Copyright - 1998 by PAX Press
Author:
Peter Axelson, Denise Yamada Chesney, Jean Minkel and Anita Perr