Manual wheelchair propulsion in daily life and sports is increasingly being studied. Initially,
an engineering and physiological perspective was taken. More recently a concomitant …

Those with lower limb disabilities are often dependent on manually propelled wheelchairs
for their mobility, in Europe today some 3.3 million people. This implies a transfer from leg to …

Background In recent years the popularity of disabled sports and competition among
disabled athletes has grown considerably. With this rise in exposure of, and participation in …

A kinetic analysis of manual wheelchair propulsion during start-up on select indoor and outdoor
surfaces Page 1 VU Research Portal A kinetic analysis of manual wheelchair propulsion …

Objective: To compare submaximal physical strain and peak performance in handcycling
and handrim wheelchair propulsion in wheelchair-dependent and nondisabled control …

Purpose: To review the scientific literature published in the last 14 years on the different
types of manual wheelchairs. Method: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to …

Handcycling is a mode of mobility, and sport format within Para‐cycling, for those with a
lower limb impairment. The exercise modality has been researched extensively in the …

Aim In this narrative review the potential and importance of handcycling are evaluated. Four
conceptual models form the framework for this review;(1) the International Classification of …

To gain insight into cyclic motor learning processes, hand rim wheelchair propulsion is a
suitable cyclic task, to be learned during early rehabilitation and novel to almost every …

Algood SD, Cooper RA, Fitzgerald SG, Cooper R, Boninger ML. Effect of a pushrim-activated
power-assist wheelchair on the functional capabilities of persons with tetraplegia …