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Upper extremity biomechanics of children with spinal cord injury during wheelchair mobility. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2014;2014:4338-41

Date

01/09/2015

Pubmed ID

25570952

DOI

10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944584

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84929501152 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   2 Citations

Abstract

While much work is being done evaluating the upper extremity joint dynamics of adult manual wheelchair propulsion, limited work has examined the pediatric population of manual wheelchair users. Our group used a custom pediatric biomechanical model to characterize the upper extremity joint dynamics of 12 children and adolescents with spinal cord injury (SCI) during wheelchair propulsion. Results show that loading appears to agree with that of adult manual wheelchair users, with the highest loading primarily seen at the glenohumeral joint. This is concerning due to the increased time of wheelchair use in the pediatric population and the impact of this loading during developmental years. This research may assist clinicians with improved mobility assessment methods, wheelchair prescription, training, and long-term care of children with orthopaedic disabilities.

Author List

Schnorenberg AJ, Slavens BA, Graf A, Krzak J, Vogel L, Harris GF

Authors

Gerald Harris PhD Director in the Orthopaedic Research Engineering Center (OREC) department at Marquette University
Brooke Slavens BS,MS,PhD Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Biomechanical Phenomena
Child
Disabled Persons
Female
Humans
Male
Models, Biological
Shoulder Joint
Spinal Cord Injuries
Upper Extremity
Wheelchairs
Wrist Joint