Rehabilitation improves wheelchair propulsion for people with spinal cord injury
This study describes the effect of rehabilitation on the ability of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) to increase in order to push a wheelchair. One hundred and 32 persons with SCI were tested three times during rehabilitation. In general, the ability to drive the wheelchair to increase from the beginning to the end of the rehabilitation rehabilitation. Men, young people had with paraplegia and those with incomplete lesions greater ability to push a wheelchair. Elderly and women had a lower rate of improvement.Paraplegic and quadriplegic individuals showed the same amount of improvement. 40 About the Journal JRRD has a leading research journal in the field of rehabilitation medicine and technology for years. JRRD, a scientific journal that publishes scientifically
indexed, original articles, review articles, as well as clinical and technical comments by U.S. and international researchers on all rehabilitation research disciplines. JRRDs mission is responsible for evaluating and disseminating the results of scientific research impact of the medical community rehabilitation.For more information about JRRD, visit Harvard.The latest issue of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD) spinal cord injury and wheelchair technology is dedicated. Full articles are available free online at Harvard.