Shoulder Biomechanics During the Push Phase of Wheelchair Propulsion: A Multisite Study of Persons With Paraplegia

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 667-676

  Collinger, Jennifer L ^a,b,c   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,c,d   Koontz, Alicia M ^a,b,d   Price, Robert ^e   Sisto, Sue Ann ^f,g   Tolerico, Michelle L ^a,c   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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

^f KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^g RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Rehabilitation; Shoulder; Spinal cord injuries; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PARAPLEGIA; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEADY STATE; VELOCITY; WEIGHT BEARING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARAPLEGIA; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 40949156289     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.052     Document Type: Article

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