Effects of camber on the ergonomics of propulsion in wheelchair athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 319-326

  Mason, Barry ^a   Van Der Woude, Lucas ^b   De Groot, Sonja ^c   Goosey Tolfrey, Victoria ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

biomechanics; physiology; Wheelchair configuration; wheelchair propulsion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOULDER; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SHOULDER; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751648982     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181edf973     Document Type: Article

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