Publications by authors named "Rory C Flemmer"
Purpose: Standard manual wheelchairs (MWCs) are inefficient and pushrim propulsion may cause progressive damage and pain to the user's arms. We describe a wheel for a MWC with a novel propulsion mechanism.
Methods: The wheel has two modes of operation called "Standard" mode and "Run" mode.
Purpose: To review the scientific literature published in the last 14 years on the different types of manual wheelchairs.
Method: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to find the recent research on manual wheelchairs.
Results: The findings of 77 references on pushrim-propelled wheelchairs, crank-propelled wheelchairs, lever-propelled wheelchairs, geared manual wheelchairs and pushrim-activated power-assist wheelchairs are reported.