Is effective force application in handrim wheelchair propulsion also efficient?

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-19

  Bregman, D J J ^a   Drongelen, S van ^b,c   Veeger, H E J ^b,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Elbow; Inverse dynamic model; Shoulder; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MECHANICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT REHABILITATION; WHEELCHAIRS;

DYNAMICAL SIMULATIONS; EFFECTIVE FORCES; ELBOW; ELBOW FLEXORS; FORCE DIRECTIONS; INVERSE DYNAMIC MODEL; MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS; MODEL ESTIMATIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL COSTS; POWER PRODUCTIONS; PROPULSION FORCES; SHOULDER; SHOULDER JOINTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SUBLUXATION; TANGENTIAL COMPONENTS; TANGENTIAL FORCES; WHEELCHAIR PROPULSIONS;

PROPULSION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SIMULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUBLUXATION; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; DISABLED PERSONS; EFFICIENCY; ELBOW JOINT; ERGOMETRY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SHOULDER JOINT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 57349105568     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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