Changes in wheelchair biomechanics within the first 120 minutes of practice: spatiotemporal parameters, handrim forces, motor force, rolling resistance and fore-aft stability

Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology
Nicolas EydieuxChristophe Sauret

Abstract

Purpose: During manual wheelchair (MWC) skill acquisition, users adapt their propulsion technique through changes in biomechanical parameters. This evolution is assumed to be driven towards a more efficient behavior. However, when no specific training protocol is provided to users, little is known about how they spontaneously adapt during overground MWC locomotion. For that purpose, we investigated this biomechanical spontaneous adaptation within the initial phase of low-intensity uninstructed training.Materials and methods: Eighteen novice able-bodied subjects were enrolled to perform 120 min of uninstructed practice with a field MWC, distributed over 4 weeks. Subjects were tested during the very first minutes of the program, and after completion of the entire training protocol. Spatiotemporal parameters, handrim forces, motor force, rolling resistance and fore-aft stability were investigated using an instrumented field wheelchair.Results: Participants rapidly increased linear velocity of the MWC, thanks to a higher propulsive force. This was achieved thanks to higher handrim forces, combined with an improved fraction of effective force for startup but not for propulsion. Despite changes in mechanical actions exerted by the us...Continue Reading

References

Jul 11, 1998·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation·A J DallmeijerA P Hollander
Aug 24, 1999·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·M L BoningerA Koontz
May 12, 2000·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·M L BoningerL Chan
May 2, 2002·Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise·Sonja De GrootLucas H V Van der Woude
May 8, 2002·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·Michael L BoningerBrian T Fay
Jul 29, 2005·The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine·Sara J MulroyJacquelin Perry
Jul 28, 2006·The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine·UNKNOWN Paralyzed Veterans of America Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine
Dec 14, 2007·Clinical Biomechanics·S de GrootL H V van der Woude
Jan 22, 2009·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·Andrew M KwarciakMichael L Boninger
Feb 21, 2009·Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine·Lucas H V van der WoudeSonja de Groot
Jan 1, 2006·Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology·R Lee KirbyKim Parker
Dec 18, 2010·International Journal of Sports Medicine·V L Goosey-TolfreyK Tolfrey
May 24, 2012·Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering·Christophe SauretPhilippe Vaslin
Jul 28, 2012·Clinical Biomechanics·Jeffery W RankinRichard R Neptune
Oct 4, 2012·Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering·C SauretF Lavaste
May 7, 2013·Medical Engineering & Physics·Sonja de GrootLucas H V van der Woude
Aug 16, 2013·Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering·C SauretF Lavaste
Oct 15, 2013·IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering : a Publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society·Riemer VegterLucas Van der Woude
Apr 19, 2015·Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation·Riemer J K VegterDirkjan H E J Veeger
Apr 12, 2016·Journal of Biomechanics·Jonathan S SlowikRichard R Neptune

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.