Browsing by Author "Hurley, Sean"
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Sit-to-stand transfer mechanics in healthy older adults: A comprehensive investigation of a portable lifting seat device.
Rutherford, Derek; Hurley, Sean; Hubley-Kozey, Cheryl (Taylor & Francis, 2014)Purpose: To evaluate lower extremity mechanics and muscle activation associated with the sit-to-stand transfer using a portable lifting-seat device and to compare these data to an unassisted transfer in healthy young and ... -
SIT-TO-STAND TRANSFER MECHANICS: THE EFFECT OF AGE AND LIFTING-SEAT DEVICE DESIGN
Hurley, Sean (2013-08-23)Objective: Lifting-seat devices are designed to raise the seat height to reduce biomechanical and neuromuscular demands of a sit-to-stand (STS). The goal of this thesis was to understand how seat height and lifting-seat ...