Physical therapy equipment

Physical therapy equipment

Physical therapy equipment refers to the tools used for recovery of parts of the human body adversely affected by injury or surgery.

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Wheelbase

Medical devices; Physical therapy equipment

The distance between center of front caster on the wheelchair and the center of the rear wheel.

Wheelchair Accessible

Medical devices; Physical therapy equipment

The characteristic of a building or a public place that lets a person using a wheelchair to move around without interference and with access to all the features of that place.

Wheelchair Standards

Medical devices; Physical therapy equipment

The terms, definitions, design requirements, performance requirements, test methods and disclosure requirements of wheelchairs that are agreed upon and formalized by a national or international ...

Wheelie

Medical devices; Physical therapy equipment

Balancing on the two rear wheels of a manual wheelchair. This skill is useful for dealing with obstacles such as curbs or uneven surfaces like ramps or hills.

handrim

Medical devices; Physical therapy equipment

The handrim is an essential part of a wheelchair for it is used to propel, brake, steer, negotiate obstacles and manoeuvre.

Superpulse

Medical devices; Physical therapy equipment

Electronic pulsing of the laser driving circuit to produce a pulsed output (250-1000 times per second), with peak powers per pulse higher than the maximum attainable in the continuous wave mode. ...