Journal article
Arm strength and impulse generation: Initiation of wheelchair movement by the physically disabled
Abstract
The initiation of wheelchair movement is a function of starting technique, upper extremity strength and the stabilizing potential of the trunk musculature. This study examined the relation between arm strength, activity level, degree of disability and the maximum impulse generated from a resting position while seated in a wheelchair. Two starting techniques were examined using a force platform. Sixteen male paraplegic adults (age 28·1 ±6·9 …
Authors
TUPLING SJ; DAVIS GM; PIERRYNOWSKI MR; SHEPHARD RJ
Journal
Ergonomics, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 303–311
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
February 1986
DOI
10.1080/00140138608968266
ISSN
0014-0139