Effect of resistance load on biomechanical characteristics of racing wheelchair propulsion over a roller system

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 601-608

  Chow, John W ^a   Millikan, Tim A ^a   Carlton, Les G ^a   Chae, Woen Sik ^a   Morse, Marty I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Kinematics; Muscle activation; Wheelchair athletics

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; KINEMATICS; SUBJECTIVE TESTING; WHEELCHAIRS;

MUSCLE ACTIVATION; RESISTANCE LOAD;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRAINING; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VIDEORECORDING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MUSCLES; SPORTS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0034005116     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00211-0     Document Type: Article

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