Open AccessConsidering Propulsion Pattern in Therapeutic Outcomes for Children Who Use Manual Wheelchairs
Author(s) -
Jacob R. Rammer,
Joseph J. Krzak,
Brooke A. Slavens,
Jack M. Winters,
Susan A. Riedel,
Gerald F. Harris
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1538-005X
pISSN - 0898-5669
DOI - 10.1097/pep.0000000000000649
Subject(s) - manual wheelchair , propulsion , physical medicine and rehabilitation , wheelchair , kinematics , physical therapy , medicine , computer science , engineering , physics , classical mechanics , world wide web , aerospace engineering
Children who use manual wheelchairs encounter pain and injury risks to the upper body. Current literature does not describe how propulsion pattern and physiotherapeutic training methodologies impact response to treatment.