Affiliations: University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Sajay Arthanat, Rehabilitation
Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer
(T^2RERC), University at Buffalo, 601 Kimball Tower, Main
Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. Tel.: +1 716 829 3141, #102; E-mail:
arthanat@buffalo.edu
Abstract: Technological advancements and research in wheeled mobility devices
continue along many paths. For people with mobility impairments, use of
wheelchairs is imperative to vocational functioning and wellbeing. At the same
time, a high prevalence of secondary complications attributed to long-term
wheelchair usage is clearly indicated in literature. This article reviews
research in wheelchair seating, propulsion, and transportation as three domains
of wheeled mobility that embody wheelchair ergonomics in work settings. In
doing so, some important biomechanical and ergonomic guidelines are drawn from
research findings. The information is expected to provide useful directions to
people using wheelchairs, co-workers, clinicians, and technology developers in
addressing ergonomic issues with wheeled mobility.
