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Primary Care Provider Resource for Spinal Cord Injury Heersink School of Medicine

Wheelchair & Seating - Patient Handouts

The Wheelchair Series: What the SCI Consumer Needs to Know
These 3 factsheets include important information to help you find a wheelchair that truly meets your needs.

  1. Getting the Right Wheelchair (PDF) (en español)
  2. The Manual Wheelchair (PDF) (en español)
  3. The Power Wheelchair (PDF) (en español)
Safe Transfer Technique (PDF)
Transferring in and out of your wheelchair puts high stress on your arms and shoulders. Learn the correct way to transfer. (en español)

 

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System provides this website as an auxiliary resource for the primary care of patients with spinal cord injury.The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90SIMS0020). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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