Research Funded by Posture & Mobility Group In 2005/2006

In 2005/6,  the R&D sub-committee offered funding to three studies.  One of the studies is temporarily delayed, but the 2 projects below are at final report stage:

• Wheelchair mobility for people following stroke with perceptual problems.
  (Dr David Punt, Faculty of Health (AHP), Leeds Metropolitan University)

• Balancing manual wheelchair stability and ‘ tippiness’ for functional independence.
  (Lynne Hills, Occupational Therapy, Spinal Cord Injury Centre, RNOH)

• A study of the Biomechanics and Kinematics of Standing During Development and in Children with Cerebral Palsy. A three phase study.
  
(Alice Wintergold, Chailey Heritage Clinical Services, Rehabilitation Engineering Service)

The reports will be posted here when they become available.