Wheeled Mobility Biomechanics

• Main Author: Philip Santos Requejo (auth)
• Other Authors: Jill L. McNitt-Gray (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; mobility; Pain; Spinal Cord Injuries; Shoulder; Wheelchair; Ultrasonography; propulsion; Car Transfer
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

For the manual wheelchair (MWC) user, loss of lower extremity function often places the burden for mobility and activities of daily living on the upper extremities. This e-book on Wheeled Mobility Biomechanics contains current research that provides insights into the mechanical demands and performan...