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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Manual Wheelchair Users"”.
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Wheelchair Training Program for New Manual Wheelchair Users
Manual wheelchairs are commonly used for everyday mobility among people with lower limb impairments, including persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Manual wheelchair users often experience pain and chronic overuse injuries in their upper extremities, limiting their mobility and their ability to …
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Shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users: towards a multi-disciplinary solution for a multi-faceted problem
It is estimated that there are over 2 million manual wheelchair users in the United States. Up to 70% of manual wheelchair users report upper limb pain, which is mainly manifested in the shoulder and wrist. Shoulder pain in wheelchair users is linked to difficulty performing activities of daily …
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Shoulder pain and cycle to cycle kinematic spatial variability during recovery phase in manual wheelchair users
Wheelchair propulsion plays a significant role in the development of shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users (MWU). However wheelchair propulsion metrics related to shoulder pain are not clearly understood. This investigation examined intra-individual kinematic spatial variability during …
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Associations among manual wheelchair fit, supraspinatus tendon properties, scapular kinematics, and shoulder pain in young adult manual wheelchair users
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Variability of peak shoulder force during wheelchair propulsion as a function of shoulder pain
Manual wheelchair users report a high prevalence of shoulder pain. Growing evidence shows that variability in forces applied to biological tissue is related to musculoskeletal pain. The purpose of this study was to examine the variability of forces acting on the shoulder during wheelchair …
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Design, construction and testing of an innovative mechanism for manual wheelchair propulsion
The concern for people with disabilities who are users of wheelchairs has become a dynamic research area in the past several years. As part of this research, new and innovative mechanisms that give the manual wheelchair users a mechanical advantage, and allow them to operate a standard wheelchair …
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Axiomatic design of a manually powered wheelchair lift mechanism
… to create an inexpensive mechanism which gives wheelchair users the ability to adjust the vertical height of their chair while seated. There are currently 1.5 million manual wheelchair users in the United States. However, no manual height adjust mechanisms are available in the current …
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USING ADDITIONAL MEASURES OF HANDGRIP STRENGTH TO PREDICT AEROBIC CAPACITY IN WHEELCHAIR USERS
<p>Manual wheelchair users have been shown to have low physical capacity and impaired ability to perform activities of daily living. Current tests and protocols for assessing physical capacity in wheelchair users have specific boundaries. Measuring handgrip strength (HGS) with electronic handgrip …
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Design and evaluation of an automatic gear-shifting system for manual wheelchairs
… shifting gears on a bicycle, multiple gears on a manual wheelchair can make it easier to complete many tasks of daily living. We developed an automatic gear-shifting system (AGS) for manually propelled wheelchairs. The AGS has three speeds – first gear: for ascending slopes or traversing compliant …
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Design and effects on handrim kinetics of an automatic gear-shifting wheel for manual wheelchairs
Of the 3.6 million wheelchair users (WCUs) living in the United States, 61.6% to 89.5% are manual wheelchair users (MWCUs). Shoulder pain is reported by up to 70% of MWCUs at any given time and has been attributed to the high demand, repetitive stresses placed on the shoulders during wheelchair …