Effect of push frequency and strategy variations on economy and perceived exertion during wheelchair propulsion

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 154-158

  Goosey Tolfrey, Victoria Louise ^a   Kirk, Jennifer Helen ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asynchronous; Blood lactate; Oxygen uptake; Push rate; Synchronous

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM EXERCISE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ERGOMETER; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXERCISE; EXERTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0242635960     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0875-6     Document Type: Article

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