Optimizing mobility performance in wheelchair court sports (basketball, rugby and tennis) is
dependent on a combination of factors associated with the user, the wheelchair and the …

Those with lower limb disabilities are often dependent on manually propelled wheelchairs
for their mobility, in Europe today some 3.3 million people. This implies a transfer from leg to …

Accurate representation of musculoskeletal geometry is needed to characterise the function
of shoulder muscles. Previous models of shoulder muscles have represented muscle …

Objective: To compare submaximal physical strain and peak performance in handcycling
and handrim wheelchair propulsion in wheelchair-dependent and nondisabled control …

The purpose of the current study was to assess the inter-trial reliability and construct validity
(talented juniors vs. international adult players) of four wheelchair tennis field tests using …

Abstract Turbanski, S and Schmidtbleicher, D. Effects of heavy resistance traning on strength
and power in upper extremities in wheelchair athletes. J Strength Cond Res 24 (1): 8-16 …

Background Regular physical activity is important for people with tetraplegia to maintain
fitness but may not always be easily integrated into daily life. In many countries, hand cycling …

The Paralympic Games are the pinnacle of sport for many athletes with a disability. The
overall purpose of this paper is to highlight the role that the field of sports biomechanics …

This article proposes a simple and convenient method for assessing the subject-specific
rolling resistance acting on a manual wheelchair, which could be used during the provision …

Purpose: To summarize the available maximal and submaximal aerobic exercise tests for
wheelchair-dependent persons with a spinal cord injury (SCI) and to identify useful …