Effect of fore-aft seat position on shoulder demands during wheelchair propulsion: Part 2: An electromyographic analysis

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 222-229

  Gutierrez, Dee D ^a   Mulroy, Sara J ^a   Newsam, Craig J ^a   Gronley, JoAnne K ^a   Perry, Jacquelin ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; sHoulder; Shoulder Pain; Spinal cord injuries; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMAL MUSCLE TEST; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT MOBILITY; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; SEAT; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING; WHEELCHAIR; ACCELERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 23844443217     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2005.11753816     Document Type: Article

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