Advanced search
Publication Cover
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 7, 2012 - Issue 6
Submit an article Journal homepage
640
Views
15
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Papers

The effects of four different stroke patterns on manual wheelchair propulsion and upper limb muscle strain

Andrew M. KwarciakBiomechanics Laboratory, MAX Mobility, LLC, Antioch, TN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Jeffrey T. TurnerBiomechanics Laboratory, MAX Mobility, LLC, Antioch, TN, USA
,
Liyun GuoBiomechanics Laboratory, MAX Mobility, LLC, Antioch, TN, USA
&
W. Mark RichterBiomechanics Laboratory, MAX Mobility, LLC, Antioch, TN, USA
Pages 459-463 | Received 18 Jul 2011, Accepted 14 Dec 2011, Published online: 01 Feb 2012

References

  • Sie IH, Waters RL, Adkins RH, Gellman H. Upper extremity pain in the postrehabilitation spinal cord injured patient. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1992;73:44–48.
  • Subbarao JV, Klopfstein J, Turpin R. Prevalence and impact of wrist and shoulder pain in patients with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 1995;18:9–13.
  • Curtis KA, Drysdale GA, Lanza RD, Kolber M, Vitolo RS, West R. Shoulder pain in wheelchair users with tetraplegia and paraplegia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999;80:453–457.
  • Turner JA, Cardenas DD, Warms CA, McClellan CB. Chronic pain associated with spinal cord injuries: a community survey. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001;82:501–509.
  • Jensen MP, Hoffman AJ, Cardenas DD. Chronic pain in individuals with spinal cord injury: a survey and longitudinal study. Spinal Cord 2005;43:704–712.
  • Alm M, Saraste H, Norrbrink C. Shoulder pain in persons with thoracic spinal cord injury: prevalence and characteristics. J Rehabil Med 2008;40:277–283.
  • Sanderson DJ, Sommer HJ 3rd. Kinematic features of wheelchair propulsion. J Biomech 1985;18:423–429.
  • Boninger ML, Souza AL, Cooper RA, Fitzgerald SG, Koontz AM, Fay BT. Propulsion patterns and pushrim biomechanics in manual wheelchair propulsion. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002;83:718–723.
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine. Preservation of upper limb function following spinal cord injury: a Clinical Practice Guideline for health-care professionals. J Spinal Cord Med 2005;28:434–470.
  • Shimada SD, Robertson RN, Bonninger ML, Cooper RA. Kinematic characterization of wheelchair propulsion. J Rehabil Res Dev 1998;35:210–218.
  • Richter WM, Rodriguez R, Woods KR, Axelson PW. Stroke pattern and handrim biomechanics for level and uphill wheelchair propulsion at self-selected speeds. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2007;88:81–87.
  • de Groot S, Veeger HE, Hollander AP, van der Woude LH. Effect of wheelchair stroke pattern on mechanical efficiency. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2004;83:640–649.
  • Kwarciak AM, Sisto SA, Yarossi M, Price R, Komaroff E, Boninger ML. Redefining the manual wheelchair stroke cycle: identification and impact of nonpropulsive pushrim contact. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2009;90:20–26.
  • Cram JR, Kasman GS, Holtz J. Electrode placements. In: Introduction to Surface Electromyography. 1st ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers; 1998. pp 273–323.
  • The SENIAM (Surface Electromyography for the Non-Invasive Assessment of Muscles) project [Internet]. Enschede, Netherlands; 2005 - [cited 2010 Feb 17]; Available at: http://www.seniam.org.
  • Kwarciak AM, Turner JT, Guo L, Richter WM. Comparing handrim biomechanics for treadmill and overground wheelchair propulsion. Spinal Cord 2011;49:457–462.
  • Cooper RA. Wheelchair research and development for people with spinal cord injury. J Rehabil Res Dev 1998;35.
  • Mulroy SJ, Gronley JK, Newsam CJ, Perry J. Electromyographic activity of shoulder muscles during wheelchair propulsion by paraplegic persons. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1996;77:187–193.
  • Dubowsky SR, Sisto SA, Langrana NA. Comparison of kinematics, kinetics, and EMG throughout wheelchair propulsion in able-bodied and persons with paraplegia: an integrative approach. J Biomech Eng 2009;131:021015.
  • Richter WM, Kwarciak AM, Guo L, Turner JT. Effects of single-variable biofeedback on wheelchair handrim biomechanics. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2011;92:572–577.
  • Boninger ML, Robertson RN, Wolff M, Cooper RA. Upper limb nerve entrapments in elite wheelchair racers. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 1996;75:170–176.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.