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	<title>ICORD &#187; wheelchair</title>
	<link>http://icord.org</link>
	<description>International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries</description>
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		<title>New study: How much energy does it take to wheel?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/research-studies/new-study-how-much-energy-does-it-take-to-wheel/</link>
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		<title>Current study: Cardiovascular effects of wheelchair seating height</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ICORD Researchers at the Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory at Simon Fraser University are looking for volunteers to take part in a research study to learn about how blood pressure and heart rate are affected by changes in wheelchair position.
We are looking for interested volunteers who have used a wheelchair for at least one year.
Your participation will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/research-studies/current-study-cardiovascular-effects-of-wheelchair-seating-height/</link>
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		<title>Current study: Power Wheelchair Mobility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[POWER WHEELCHAIR MOBILITY STUDY
This project aims to find out how older adults adapt to their power wheelchairs over a two-year period and how these devices affect important aspects of their lives.
You can participate in this study if you:

use or are in the process of obtaining a power wheelchair;
are 50 years old or older;
live in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/announcements/current-study-power-wheelchair-mobility/</link>
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		<title>Completed Study: Manual Wheeling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.
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		<link>http://icord.org/research-studies/current-study-manual-wheeling/</link>
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		<title>Current Study: Manual Wheelchair Propulsion in Spinal Cord Injuries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Bonita Sawatzky of the Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia is conducting a research study to measure the forces put on the wheel when wheeling, to describe the wheeling strategies of adults, and measure how these forces change over various surfaces such as carpet, tile, and inclines/ramps.
You are being invited to participate if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/research-studies/manual-wheelchair-propulsion-in-spinal-cord-injuries/</link>
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