Title :
Pressure measurement of air cushions for patients
Author :
Tanimoto, Yoshio ; Takechi, Hideo ; Nagahata, Hidekazu ; Yamamoto, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Kibikogen Rehabiliatation Center, Okayama, Japan
Abstract :
Pressure sores are a serious problem for patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Many kinds of pressure-relieving cushions have been developed to distribute the weight widely. In rehabilitation medicine, the selection of the wheelchair cushion and the adjustment of the cushion are very important problem for the medical staff in prevention of pressure sores. So we propose a radar chart to support the medical staff. We believe that this radar chart is very useful to the medical staff in selecting the wheelchair cushions, adjusting the cushions and assisting the SCl patient´s posture. Moreover, it is useful for the SCI patients to study their posture on the wheelchair and the prevention of pressure sores
Keywords :
patient rehabilitation; pressure measurement; air cushions; buttock pressure distribution; patients; pressure measurement; pressure sores prevention; pressure-relieving cushions; radar chart; rehabilitation medicine; spinal cord injuries; wheelchair cushion selection; Buttocks; Creep; Pressure measurement; Radar; Rubber; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Silicon; Spinal cord injury; Thickness measurement; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1999. IMTC/99. Proceedings of the 16th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5276-9
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1999.777054
