Incline wheelchair

Medical equipment for the disabled and the elderly today provide limited assistance to the population due to the myriad of illnesses and variety of medical conditions. For instance, wheelchair users vary from spinal cord injuries to muscular dystrophy, which require different equipment to care for t...

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Main Author: Tam, Kwan Yuen
Other Authors: Jeffrey Hong Yan Jack
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48773
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Medical equipment for the disabled and the elderly today provide limited assistance to the population due to the myriad of illnesses and variety of medical conditions. For instance, wheelchair users vary from spinal cord injuries to muscular dystrophy, which require different equipment to care for their specific needs. In addition, with the increase of the elderly population in the world, more sophisticated and suitable medical equipment need to be developed to meet their needs. The aim of this project is to deal with the problem of pressure sores of patients with spinal cord injury and to provide a better solution to this specific area.