Inertial and frictional influences of instrumented wheelchair wheels

Sprigle, Stephen; Huang, Morris; Lin, Jui-Te

doi:10.1177/2055668316649892

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“…Participants used their own sports wheelchair equipped bilaterally with two instrumented wheels (SmartWheel). These wheels have a weight and moment of inertia of approximately 4.9 kg and 0.15 kg•m 2 (Sprigle et al, 2016). A wheel size of 25 or 26 inches was selected based on the participant's wheelchair to closely match the size of their own wheels.…”

Section: Measurement Toolsmentioning

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Impact of dribbling on spatiotemporal and kinetic parameters in wheelchair basketball athletes

Chénier

Alberca

Marquis

et al. 2022

Clinical Biomechanics

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Section: Measurement Toolsmentioning

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Impact of dribbling on spatiotemporal and kinetic parameters in wheelchair basketball athletes

Chénier

Alberca

Marquis

et al. 2022

Clinical Biomechanics

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“…Ideally, beyond their level of accuracy, measurement systems would not noticeably impact the subject's propulsion and the MWC characteristics. However, it is necessarily the case for some measurement systems such as instrumented wheels which modify wheel and MWC mass and mass moments of inertia ( 82 , 83 ). Yet, the interest of measuring one parameter could be higher than the limitation induced by the measurement system.…”

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How Was Studied the Effect of Manual Wheelchair Configuration on Propulsion Biomechanics: A Systematic Review on Methodologies

Fritsch

Poulet

Bascou

et al. 2022

Front. Rehabilit. Sci.

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BackgroundFor both sports and everyday use, finding the optimal manual wheelchair (MWC) configuration can improve a user's propulsion biomechanics. Many studies have already investigated the effect of changes in MWC configuration but comparing their results is challenging due to the differences in experimental methodologies between articles.PurposeThe present systematic review aims at offering an in-depth analysis of the methodologies used to study the impact of MWC configuration on propulsion biomechanics, and ultimately providing the community with recommendations for future research.MethodsThe reviewing process followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flowchart on two databases (Scopus and PubMed) in March 2022.ResultsForty-five articles were included, and the results highlighted the multiplicity of methodologies regarding different experimental aspects, including propulsion environment, experimental task, or measurement systems, for example. More importantly, descriptions of MWC configurations and their modifications differed significantly between studies and led to a lack of critical information in many cases.DiscussionStudying the effect of MWC configuration on propulsion requires recommendations that must be clarified: (1) the formalism chosen to describe MWC configuration (absolute or relative) should be consistent with the type of study conducted and should be documented enough to allow for switching to the other formalism; (2) the tested MWC characteristics and initial configuration, allowing the reproduction or comparison in future studies, should be properly reported; (3) the bias induced by the experimental situation on the measured data must be considered when drawing conclusions and therefore experimental conditions such as propulsion speed or the effect of the instrumentation should be reported.ConclusionOverall, future studies will need standardization to be able to follow the listed recommendations, both to describe MWC configuration and mechanical properties in a clear way and to choose the experimental conditions best suited to their objectives.

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“…Measurement tools such as instrumented wheels allow to measure parametersin conditions close to the original discipline and without impeding propulsion. These wheels have a weight and moment of inertia of ~4.9 and 0.15 kg·m 2 (Sprigle et al, 2016 ). With these tools, we can measure the wheel angle θ, forces F x , F y , F z (F y is the force applied up and down on the pushrim; F x is force applied laterally; F z is the force out of the plane of the wheel SmartWheel 2008 1 p. 46.…”

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Impact of Holding a Badminton Racket on Spatio-Temporal and Kinetic Parameters During Manual Wheelchair Propulsion

Alberca¹,

Chénier²,

Astier³

et al. 2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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IntroductionPara badminton entered the Paralympic world for the first time with the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The particularity of this sport lies in the handling of the wheelchair and the racket simultaneously. To the best of our knowledge, and considering the youthfulness of this sport, it appears that no study has looked at the impact of the badminton racket on the kinetic and spatiotemporal parameters. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate the impact of the badminton racket on the amplitude of kinetic and spatiotemporal parameters of wheelchair propulsion, considered as propulsion effectiveness and risk of injury criteria. We hypothesized that holding a badminton racket while propelling the wheelchair modifies the kinetics and temporal parameters of the athlete's propulsion due to the difficulty to hold the handrim, therefore decreasing propulsion effectiveness and increasing risk of injury.Materials and MethodsFor six 90-min sessions, 16 able-bodied individuals were introduced to badminton. No injuries hindered their propulsion. They had to propel with and without a racket held on the dominant side along a 20 m straight line at a constant velocity of 5 km/h. They all used the same sports wheelchair equipped with two instrumented wheels (SmartWheel).ResultsParticipants increased their maximal total force and force rate of rise but decreased their fraction of effective force with their dominant hand compared to the non-dominant hand when using a racket. In addition, they decreased their fraction of effective force, push time, cycle time, and push angle, and increased their maximal propulsive moment, maximal total force, and force rate of rise when comparing the same dominant hand with and without the racket.DiscussionUsing a badminton racket modifies the athlete's force application in a way that is generally related to lower propulsion effectiveness and a higher risk for injury. Indeed, it seems that propulsion with a racket prevents from correctly grabbing the handrim.

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Inertial and frictional influences of instrumented wheelchair wheels

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Impact of dribbling on spatiotemporal and kinetic parameters in wheelchair basketball athletes

Impact of dribbling on spatiotemporal and kinetic parameters in wheelchair basketball athletes

How Was Studied the Effect of Manual Wheelchair Configuration on Propulsion Biomechanics: A Systematic Review on Methodologies

Impact of Holding a Badminton Racket on Spatio-Temporal and Kinetic Parameters During Manual Wheelchair Propulsion

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