Effects of wheel and hand-rim size on submaximal propulsion in wheelchair athletes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-134

  Mason, Barry S ^a   Van Der Woude, Lucas H V ^b   Tolfrey, Keith ^a   Lenton, John P ^a   Goosey Tolfrey, Victoria L ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Kinetics; Physiology; Wheelchair basketball; Wheelchair configuration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; UPPER EXTREMITY; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84355162262     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31822a2df0     Document Type: Article

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