Effectiveness of force application in manual wheelchair propulsion in persons with spinal cord injuries

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-221

  Dallmeijer, Annet J ^a   Van der Woude, Luc H V ^b   Veeger, H E J ^b   Hollander, A Peter ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Force Application; Spinal Cord Injury; Stroke Parameters; Wheelchair Ergometer; Wheelchair Propulsion Technique

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; LOADS (FORCES); MANUAL CONTROL; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TETRAPLEGIA; WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; FORCE; HUMAN; MANUAL LABOR; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VIDEO RECORDING; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0032077262     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199805000-00006     Document Type: Article

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