Mechanical efficiency during hand-rim wheelchair propulsion: Effects of base-line subtraction and power output

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 343-349

  Hintzy, Frédérique ^a   Tordi, Nicolas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU SPORT   (France)

Author keywords

Able bodied males; Delta efficiency; Gross efficiency; Maximal exercise; Net efficiency; Submaximal exercise; Wheelchair ergometer; Work efficiency

Indexed keywords

BONE; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; WHEELCHAIRS;

MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION; WORK EFFICIENCY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEELCHAIR; WORK;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARM; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 1942518806     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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