Influence of long-term wheelchair rugby training on the functional abilities of persons with tetraplegia over a two-year period post-spinal cord injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 688-690

  Furmaniuk, Lech ^a   Cywińska Wasilewska, Grazyna ^a   Kaczmarek, Dominik ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia; Wheelchair rugby; Wheelchair skills test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIME; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954670974     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0580     Document Type: Article

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