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Wheeling strategies in manual wheelchair users and able-bodied individuals

November 22nd, 2018 | 0 comments

What is biomechanics? Biomechanics is the science of movement of a living body, including how muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments work together to produce movement. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, mobility, rehab, Research Studies, SCI, wheelchair skills | Tagged biomechanics, manual wheelchair, Tania Lam, wheelchair

Energy Harvesters: Generating Electricity During Walking with Minimal User Effort

July 20th, 2015 | 0 comments

Martin Keung This is a summary of a journal article published in Science. Dr. Andy Hoffer, a principal investigator at ICORD, was one of the researchers involved with this project. J.M. Donelan, et al. (2008). Biomechanical energy harvesting: generating electricity during Read More…

Posted in Blog, mobility | Tagged biomechanics

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