Shoulder joint forces during three different racing wheelchair propulsion speeds
Introduction The shoulder joint is a major power source to perform racing wheelchair propulsion (RWP); however, it is prone to overuse injuries and chronic pain due to the repetitive motion. Understanding forces around shoulder joints during RWP is not only useful for the optimization of wheelchair setup and performance but also leads to effective propulsion technique to avoid injuries in the future. Although shoulder joint forces (SHJFs) during conventional wheelchair propulsion have been widely investigated (Koontz et al., 2002), little information of the SHJFs has been available for RWP. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate SHJF during RWP as well as the effect of propulsion speeds on the SHJFs.
Limroongreungrat Weerawat Wang Y Geil M
Georgia State University, USA
国际会议
广州
英文
547-548
2008-08-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）