Effects of Trunk Impairments on Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Among Individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury: A Brief Overview and Future Challenges | Zendy

Dany H. Gag | Zendy; Mary C. Verrier | Zendy; Kei Masani | Zendy; Sylvie Nadeau | Zendy; Rachid Aïssaoui | Zendy; Miloš R. Popović | Zendy

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Effects of Trunk Impairments on Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Among Individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury: A Brief Overview and Future Challenges

Author(s) -

Dany H. Gag,

Mary C. Verrier,

Kei Masani,

Sylvie Nadeau,

Rachid Aïssaoui,

Miloš R. Popović

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1945-5763

pISSN - 1082-0744

DOI - 10.1310/sci1502-59

Subject(s) - trunk , wheelchair , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , manual wheelchair , spinal cord injury , spinal cord , physical therapy , computer science , ecology , psychiatry , world wide web , biology

The majority of individuals with a spinal cord injury experience sensory and motor trunk impairments. The severity of these impairments, along with their side effects on postural stability and upper limb strengthgenerating capability, may reduce these individuals’ capacity to efficiently propel their manual wheelchair and perform other wheelchair-related activities. This article presents a brief overview of the relevant literature focusing on potential effects of trunk impairments on manual wheelchair propulsion and explores a few future research challenges. There is a need to develop quantitative sensorimotor trunk assessment and to develop innovative therapeutic approaches.

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