Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury need repairs in past 6 months, study finds
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Updated: Jul 03, 2021 08:52 IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Among wheelchair users with spinal cordinjury, 42 per cent reported adverse consequences related to needing wheelchair repair, according to a team of experts in spinal cordinjury rehabilitation, according to a collaborative study led by a team of international researchers at Kessler Foundation.
The article 'Factors Influencing Incidence of Wheelchair Repairs and Consequences Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury' was published in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
The research team, comprised of investigators from the Spinal Cord Injury Model System, determined that this ongoing problem requires action such as higher standards of wheelchair performance, access to faster repair service, and enhanced user training on wheelchair maintenance and repair.