The Human Locomotion Research Lab at the School of Human Kinetics (UBC) is looking for healthy manual wheelchair users and healthy non-wheelchair users to participate in a manual wheelchair movement study.
Background and purpose of research:
We are interested in better understanding the neural control of wheeling; in particular, how the nervous system adapts to experience using a manual wheelchair.
Your participation will involve:
One laboratory visit of 2-3 hours at the Human Locomotion Research Lab at UBC. We will be measuring your muscle activity and arm movements while you wheel on a treadmill. We will also measure your muscle response to small nerve stimulations applied to the skin.
We are looking for interested volunteers who:
- are at least 19 years old and capable of wheeling a manual wheelchair for five consecutive minutes
- use a manual wheelchair daily for locomotion OR have never used a manual wheelchair before (if you do not use a manual wheelchair you must be between 5′ to 6′ in height)
- are in stable medical condition and have no other injuries/conditions affecting upper limbs.
If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please contact Megan at walkUBC (at) gmail.com or by phone at 604 827 4563.
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