Ergonomics of Wheelchair Design: A Prerequisite for Optimum Wheeling Conditions

Woude, L. H. V. van der; Veeger, Dirk-Jan E.J.; Rozendal, R. H.

doi:10.1123/apaq.6.2.109

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“…Although the participants were blinded to their performance at the first study visit, they were able to recall their reached stage at the first study visit themselves due to the audio signals emitted throughout the SRiT. Furthermore, the influence of the wheelchair properties and individually adjusted wheelchair designs, both important factors in wheelchair mobility, 9,10 was not examined. Together with propulsion skills, these factors might influence SRiT performance.…”

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10-m Shuttle Ride Test in Youth With Osteogenesis Imperfecta Who Use Wheelchairs: Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Physiological Responses

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10-m Shuttle Ride Test in Youth With Osteogenesis Imperfecta Who Use Wheelchairs: Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Physiological Responses

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“…Within-cycle parameters have also been described frequently in the literature [4,11,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Among these studies, Vanlandewijck et al was particularly interested in wheelchair basketball propulsion [15,17].…”

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The effects of rear-wheel camber on the mechanical parameters produced during the wheelchair sprinting of handibasketball athletes

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Campillo²,

Weissland³

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The wheel camber of a wheelchair is a significant parameter that must be taken into account in the search for optimal regulation of a wheelchair. This study examined the effects of different rear-wheel camber (9°, 12° and 15°)today used mainly in the handibasket championship-on the various kinetic and kinematic parameters of the propulsion cycle. Eight males, all players in the French handibasket championship, were asked to participate in this study. They performed three 8 s maximal sprints as measured by a wheelchair ergometer, 9°, 12°, and 15° of rear-wheel camber. The results of our study show that residual torque increases in proportion to the increase in wheel camber. This could explain other study results, which show a decrease in mean velocity and an increase in both power output and time of the propelling phase, in relation to the wheel camber. These results should provide the information necessary for optimal wheelchair regulation.

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“…Very little information is available concerning the untrained female paraplegic, the untrained male paraplegic and the quadriplegic. (Hooker and Wells, 1989;van der Woude et al, 1989;Wicks et al, 1983). Several researchers (Figoni 1984;Gass and Camp, 1979;Van Loan et al, 1987;and Wicks et al, 1983) have suggested that VOz max is related to the level of spinal injury, but their data did not show such a relationship.…”

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Exercise capacity of untrained spinal cord injured individuals and the relationship of peak oxygen uptake to level of injury

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SummaryTwenty spinal cord injured individuals were tested for maximal oxygen uptake (V0 2 peak using a hysteresis brake wheelchair ergometer. The subjects were divided into 4 groups as follows: (a) quadriplegics (4 subjects); (b) untrained female paraplegics (5 subjects); (c) untrained male paraplegics (7 subjects); and (d) trained male paraplegics (4 subjects). The V0 2 peak were analysed by a one way ANOV A and Fisher's LSD multiple comparisons. The F-ratio (50·93) was significant (p = < 0·0001). Fisher's LSD post hoc multiple comparisons found the following differences: (a) quadriplegics were significantly lower than the untrained paraplegic females, untrained paraplegic males and trained paraplegic males; (b) untrained females were significantly lower than the untrained male paraplegics, and trained paraplegic males; (c) untrained paraplegic males were significantly lower than the trained male paraplegics. A Spearman Rho correlation was calculated using injury level and V0 2 max for all the untrained SCI individuals. The correlation was 0·68 and had a significance level of 0·0019. The present study combined with the known research literature gives strong evidence that V0 2 peak in the untrained SCI is highly related to level of injury.

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Ergonomics of Wheelchair Design: A Prerequisite for Optimum Wheeling Conditions

Cited by 39 publications

References 40 publications

10-m Shuttle Ride Test in Youth With Osteogenesis Imperfecta Who Use Wheelchairs: Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Physiological Responses

10-m Shuttle Ride Test in Youth With Osteogenesis Imperfecta Who Use Wheelchairs: Feasibility, Reproducibility, and Physiological Responses

The effects of rear-wheel camber on the mechanical parameters produced during the wheelchair sprinting of handibasketball athletes

Exercise capacity of untrained spinal cord injured individuals and the relationship of peak oxygen uptake to level of injury

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