Wrist kinematic characterization of wheelchair propulsion in various seating positions: Implication to wrist pain

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Wei, Shun Hwa ^a   Huang, Shaw Li ^b   Jiang, Chuan Jiang ^a   Chiu, Jong Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Municipal Teachers College   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Seat; Wheelchair; Wrist pain

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; POSITION MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WHEELCHAIRS;

WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MEASUREMENT; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAT; WHEELCHAIR; WRIST;

EID: 0038724986     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00084-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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