Influence of slope gradients and wheelchair pushing technique on the user's postural change and physiological responses

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  • NOTO Hiroko
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Junshin gakuen University
  • MURAKI Satoshi
    Department of Human Science, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University

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  • スロープ勾配と車いす昇降介助操作方法が乗車者の姿勢と生理応答に及ぼす影響
  • スロープ コウバイ ト クルマイス ショウコウカイジョ ソウサ ホウホウ ガ ジョウシャシャ ノ シセイ ト セイリ オウトウ ニ オヨボス エイキョウ

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The present study examined the influences of slope gradients and the direction of wheelchair travel on the user's riding comfort, as well as postural change and physiological values during wheelchair locomotion on a longitudinal slope. On both uphill and downhill slopes, steeper gradients enhanced the postural change of the user. On steeper downhill gradients, going down the slope backward decreased user's heart rate. On a downhill slope with a steep gradient, especially slope gradients steeper than 1/10 or more, going down backward would be a useful technique to stabilize user's posture during wheelchair locomotion.

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