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Wheelchair racing efficiency

R. A. COOPER Departments of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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M. L. BONINGER Departments of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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R. COOPER Departments of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA
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R. N. ROBERTSON Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, USA
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F. D. BALDINI Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, California State University at Sacramento, USA
Pages 207-212 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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Pedro Forte, Daniel A. Marinho, Jorge E. Morais, Pedro G. Morouço & Tiago M. Barbosa. (2018) Estimation of mechanical power and energy cost in elite wheelchair racing by analytical procedures and numerical simulations. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 21:10, pages 585-592.
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Kotaro Sasaki & Karen Rispin. (2017) Assessment of physiological performance and perception of pushing different wheelchairs on indoor modular units simulating a surface roughness often encountered in under-resourced settings. Assistive Technology 29:4, pages 173-180.
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JustinZ. Laferrier, Ian Rice, Jon pearlman, MichelleL. Sporner, Rosi Cooper, Tanya Liu & RoryA. Cooper. (2012) Technology to improve sports performance in wheelchair sports. Sports Technology 5:1-2, pages 4-19.
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Rick de Klerk, Gabriëlle van der Jagt, Dirkjan Veeger, Lucas van der Woude & Riemer Vegter. (2022) Learning of Wheelchair Racing Propulsion Skills Over Three Weeks of Wheeling Practice on an Instrumented Ergometer in Able-Bodied Novices. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences 3.
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Thomas Edwards, J. P. Barfield, Grace M. Niemiro, Joseph W. Beals, Elizabeth M. Broad, Robert W. Motl, Michael De Lisio, Nicholas A. Burd & Lara A. Pilutti. (2018) Physiological responses during a 25-km time trial in elite wheelchair racing athletes. Spinal Cord Series and Cases 4:1.
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Ian Rice. (2016) Recent Salient Literature Pertaining to the Use of Technology in Wheelchair Sports. Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports 4:4, pages 329-335.
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Tiago M. Barbosa, Pedro Forte, Jorge E. Estrela & Eduarda Coelho. (2016) Analysis of the Aerodynamics by Experimental Testing of an Elite Wheelchair Sprinter. Procedia Engineering 147, pages 2-6.
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Ian Rice, Rory A. Cooper, Rosemarie Cooper, Annmarie Kelleher & Amy Boyles. 2009. Spinal Cord Injuries. Spinal Cord Injuries 455 477 .
I. Jonkers, G. Nuyens, J. Seghers, M. Nuttin & A. Spaepen. (2004) Muscular effort in multiple sclerosis patients during powered wheelchair manoeuvres. Clinical Biomechanics 19:9, pages 929-938.
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R.A. Cooper. (1990) A force/energy optimization model for wheelchair athletics. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics 20:2, pages 444-449.
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