By admin on February 24, 2012
Measurement properties of wheelchair propulsion tests: minimal clinical important difference and smallest detectable difference
Research will take place in ICORD labs at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, for 2 testing session lasting a maximum of 3.5 hours each.
Researchers will measure how much energy and force it takes you to wheel at a comfortable speed on [...]
Posted in Research Studies | Tagged manual wheeling, participate, research study, Sawatzky, wheelchair
By admin on August 4, 2009
The Human Locomotion Research Lab at the School of Human Kinetics (UBC) recently completed a manual wheelchair movement study.
Background and purpose of research:
This study focused on achieving better understanding the neural control of wheeling; in particular, how the nervous system adapts to experience using a manual wheelchair.
Posted in Research Studies | Tagged Human Locomotion Lab, kinetics, Lam, manual wheeling, recruitment, research study, subject, subjects needed, wheelchair
