Temporal-spatial characteristics of wheelchair propulsion: Effects of level of spinal cord injury, terrain, and propulsion rate

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 292-299

  Newsam, Craig J ^a   Mulroy, Sara J ^a   Gronley, Joanne K ^a   Bontrager, Ernest L ^a   Perry, Jacquelin ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergometry; Paraplegia; Quadriplegia; Spinal Cord Injuries; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SIMULATION; TESTING;

CADENCE; CYCLE DISTANCE; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TEMPORAL SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS; TERRAIN; TETRAPLEGIA; WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; TORQUE; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGOMETRY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0030198412     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199607000-00010     Document Type: Article

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