Simulation of shoulder forces in wheelchair users

  • Rasmussen, John (Project Participant)
  • Dubowsky, Sarah (Project Participant)
  • Lagrana, Noshir (Project Participant)

Project Details

Description

This project develops and validates a musculoskeletal model of a wheelchair user with the purpose of determining the influence of wheelchair adjustment on the joint reactions. The background for the investigation is that a large proportion of wheelchair users sustain over use shoulder injuries.
StatusActive
Effective start/end date01/08/2007 → …

Collaborative partners

  • Rutgers University (Project partner)

Funding

  • <ingen navn>

Keywords

  • wheel chairs
  • wheel chair users
  • shoulder injuries

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