Impact of a pushrim-activated power-assisted wheelchair on the metabolic demands, stroke frequency, and range of motion among subjects with tetraplegia

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1865-1871

  Algood, S David ^a,d   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c,e   Fitzgerald, Shirley G ^a,b,d   Cooper, Rosemarie ^a,b,d   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^d VA Rehab R and D Center   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Metabolism; Rehabilitation; Tetraplegia; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PUSHRIM ACTIVATED POWER ASSISTED WHEELCHAIR; QUADRIPLEGIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; STROKE; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 7444267357     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.04.043     Document Type: Article

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