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Jun 2018
10m 23s

Standard Wheelchair Measurements

Kyle Rice
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Sonia presents to physical therapy post-MVA a T10 spinal cord injury. She has been using a wheelchair for her primary mode of transportation and now has bilateral hip pain. The physical therapist is challenged with prescribing the correct wheelchair changes in order to reduce hip pain. 

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