Comparison of Healthcare Workers Transferring Patients Using Either Conventional Or Robotic Wheelchairs: Kinematic, Electromyographic, and Electrocardiographic Analyses

Objectives. The aim of this study was to compare the musculoskeletal and physical strain on healthcare workers, by measuring range of motion (ROM), muscle activity, and heart rate (HR), during transfer of a simulated patient using either a robotic wheelchair (RWC) or a conventional wheelchair (CWC)....

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Autores principales: Matsumoto, Hiromi, Ueki, Masaru, Uehara, Kazutake, Noma, Hisashi, Nozawa, Nobuko, Osaki, Mari, Hagino, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5058567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27372213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5963432

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