Abbreviations
ADL | activities of daily living |
AIS | ASIA Impairment Scale |
ARC | arcing |
ASB | attachment to standard back support |
ASIA | American Spinal Injury Association |
BG | bimanual glider |
BMI | body mass index |
CA | total contact area |
CCC | custom contour cushions |
CHART | Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique |
CJ | conventional joystick |
COM | center of mass |
COP | center of pressure displacement |
COPM | Canadian Occupational Performance Measure |
DFLCOP | COP state + position + velocity |
DI | dispersion index |
DLOP | double looping over propulsion |
EMG | electromyography |
FEW | functional every day with a wheelchair |
FSA | forced sensing array |
HFH | high friction flexible handrim |
ICF | international classification of functioning disability and health |
IT | ischial tuberosities |
LTS | lateral trunk supports |
MMT | manual muscle testing |
MP | metacarpophalangeal |
MWCU | manual wheelchair user group |
NMWCU | non-manual wheelchair user group |
OT | occupational therapists |
PAPAW | pushrim-activated power-assisted wheelchairs |
PIADS | psychosocial impact of assistive devices scale |
POpeak | peak power output |
PPI | peak pressure index |
PRT | pressure relieving tilt |
PWC | power wheelchair |
QUEST | Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology |
ROM | range of motion |
RPE | rate of perceived exertion |
RSB | replacement of standard back support |
RSES | Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale |
SA | seat anterior |
SB | standard back support |
SC | semicircular |
SCI | spinal cord injury |
SCIM | spinal cord independence measure III |
SLOP | single looping over propulsion |
SP | seat posterior |
SUH | standardized uncoated handrim |
SWC | standard wheelchair |
TcPCO2 | transcutaneous partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
TcPO2 | transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen |
UWC | ultralight wheelchair |
VAS | visual analog scale |
VO2 | oxygen uptake |
VO2peak | peak oxygen uptake |
WhOM | wheelchair outcome measure |
WO-BPS | partially removed ischial support and lumbar support |
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