Thursday, March 26, 2015

Ch.12 Glossary of Terms


Anti-Tip Devices – small wheels that are mounted on wheelchairs which are attached to a rod

Armrests (cushion) help support the arm

Bariatric Chairs – assists overweight people with disabilities

Bariatrics – medicine that is provided to help overweight people

Camber setting the wheels on a chair at an angle

Center of Gravity when the body accelerates and the gravity is unknown

Center of Mass – when the center of an object is at gravity

Dependent Mobility System – (stroller) object that is used by a person to help assist them in walking

Electrically Powered Wheelchair(recline) supports your feet on a wheeled mobility base

Front Rigging – (leg rest) help support the upper legs

Independent Manual Mobility System – (standard wheelchair) a chair where the person has the ability to use a device by body power

Independent Powered Mobility –electronic wheelchair used by a motor

Lightweight Wheelchair – weighs only a little but has high power

Low-Shear System – where the back of the chair reduces movement

Manual Wheelchair – people used them by rolling the wheels

Non proportional Control – goes by speed

Proportional Control – when their has a joystick that helps guide them

Push Handles – the individual takes control and make the chair go

Recline – it is when a individual make the chair comfortable to their liking

Rigid Ultra-lightweight Wheelchair – quick wheels and the back reclines

Scooter – power wheelchair that has 3 to 4 wheels used at malls or stores

Shear –(hip movement) movement that happens with the head and the femur

Smart Wheelchair – moved by a computer (mobile robot)

Standard Wheelchair – can move while in standing position

Standing Wheelchair – helps support the individual

Supporting Structure – the frame of the chair and all its parts

Tilt – when the chair can go into any position

Transitional Mobility Device – powered device to help kids with independent locomotion

Ultra-lightweight Wheelchair – chair with a low to floor seating

Wheel Lock (brakes) prevents the wheelchair from moving

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