Quantification of reaction forces during sitting pivot transfers performed by individuals with spinal cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 468-476

  Gagnon, Dany ^a,b   Nadeau, Sylvie ^a,b   Noreau, Luc ^c,d   Dehail, Patrick ^a,b   Gravel, Denis ^a,b  

^a Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Kinetics; Rehabilitation; Technology; Upper extremity; Weight bearing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PARAPLEGIA; POSTURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 44949241648     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0192     Document Type: Article

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