title: Reaction force and EMG analyses of wheelchair transfers.
abstract: To examine how reaction forces and muscle activity change when transferring from a wheelchair to three different heights, six male able-bodied college students were tested. Analysis indicated that transferring to a lower seat position generated a greater vertical reaction force and required more muscle effort from triceps and posterior deltoid muscles. Transferring to a higher seat position resulted in a shift of the friction force from the anterior-posterior to the medial-lateral direction, and more biceps muscle effort was needed to perform the up-rightward movement. Transferring to a seat at the same height required less muscle effort from the upper extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Human Performance, Auburn University, AL 36849-5323.
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012782:Shoulder / Q000502:physiology; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014910:Wheelchairs