The push force pattern in manual wheelchair propulsion as a balance between cost and effect

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-247

  Rozendaal, L A ^a   Veeger, H E J ^a   Van Der Woude, L H V ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Effect cost balance; Manual wheelchair propulsion; Propulsion force direction

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; PROPULSION; WHEELCHAIRS;

WHEELCHAIR PROPULSIONS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COST; DRIVER; DYNAMICS; FORCE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINEMATICS; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ARM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERTION; HAND; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROTATION; SHOULDER; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TORQUE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0037302915     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00320-2     Document Type: Article

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