Comparison of energy expenditure and propulsion characteristics in a standard and three pushrim-activated power-assisted wheelchairs

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 64-73

  Haubert, Lisa Lighthall ^a   Requejo, Philip S ^a   Newsam, Craig J ^a   Mulroy, Sara J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Manual wheelchair; Paraplegia; Propulsion velocity; Push rim activated power assisted wheelchair; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia; Upper limb pain; Weakness; Wheelchair propulsion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FACE MASK; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN; PARAPLEGIA; PUSHRIM ACTIVATED POWER ASSISTED WHEELCHAIR; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 26944449255     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/AX2M-7QBY-UVQP-C218     Document Type: Article

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