From the Sports Performance and Technology Laboratory and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Medical College of Wisconsin and VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (MDH); the Group Analyse du Mouvement, UFR STAPS, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France (GYM); the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (AZH); and the Laboratoire Sport Performance et Santé, Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France (RBC).
Supported, in part, by the Veterans Affairs Medical Research Service.
Presented at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Meeting, November 7, 1998, Seattle, Washington.
All correspondence and requests for reprints should be directed to Martin D. Hoffman, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Northern California Health Care System, Sacramento VA Medical Center, 10535 Hospital Way, Mather, CA 95655-1200.
Objectives: On completion of this article, the reader should be able to (1) list the factors affecting wheelchair rolling resistance, (2) contrast the metabolic demands for wheelchair propulsion on carpet vs. linoleum, and (3) discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the coasting deceleration technique for measuring wheelchair drag resistance.
Level: Advanced.
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