Effect of system tilt and seat-to-backrest angles on load sustained by shoulder during wheelchair propulsion

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 871-882

  Desroches, Guillaume ^a,b,c,d   Aissaoui, Rachid ^a,b,c   Bourbonnais, Daniel ^c  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^c Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^d TELUQ University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Injuries; Load; Manual wheelchair; Moments; Positioning; Propulsion; Seat; Seat to backrest angle; Shoulder; System tilt angle

Indexed keywords

JOINT PROSTHESES; METHOD OF MOMENTS; RISK ANALYSIS; WHEELCHAIRS;

INJURIES; MANUAL WHEELCHAIR; POSITIONING; SEAT-TO-BACKREST ANGLE; SHOULDERS; SYSTEM TILT ANGLE;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGOMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARAPLEGIA; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TILTING; WHEELCHAIR FITTING;

EID: 33947431991     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.12.0178     Document Type: Article

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