Mechanical efficiency and propulsion technique after 7 weeks of low-intensity wheelchair training

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 434-441

  de Groot, S ^a,b   de Bruin, M ^b   Noomen, S P ^b   van der Woude, L H V ^a,b  

^a Rehabilitation Center Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Exercise; Physical fitness; Physiology; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; LAND VEHICLE PROPULSION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEO RECORDING;

ABLE BODIED PARTICIPANTS; LOW INTENSITY WHEELCHAIR TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARM; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HAND; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 41449109740     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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