Multisite comparison of wheelchair propulsion kinetics in persons with paraplegia

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 449-458

  Koontz, Alicia M ^a,b   Yang, Yusheng ^a   Price, Robert ^c   Tolerico, Michelle L ^a,d   DiGiovine, Carmen P ^e   Sisto, Sue Ann ^f,g   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Friction; Inertia; Kinetics; Manual wheelchair; Paraplegia; Propulsion; Rehabilitation; Rolling resistance; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair dynamometer

Indexed keywords

DECELERATION RATE; PARAPLEGIA; PROPULSION BIOMECHANICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR DYNAMOMETERS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMOMETERS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; ROLLING RESISTANCE;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECELERATION; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; TORQUE; VELOCITY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 34447573021     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.05.0048     Document Type: Article

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