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The Relationship between Independent Transfer Skills and Upper Limb Kinetics in Wheelchair Users
Transfers are one of the most physically demanding wheelchair activities. The purpose of this study was to determine if using proper transfer skills as measured by the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI) is associated with reduced loading on the upper extremities. Twenty-three wheelchair users perf...
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2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4139077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25162039 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/984526 |
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author | Tsai, Chung-Ying Hogaboom, Nathan S. Boninger, Michael L. Koontz, Alicia M. |
author_facet | Tsai, Chung-Ying Hogaboom, Nathan S. Boninger, Michael L. Koontz, Alicia M. |
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description | Transfers are one of the most physically demanding wheelchair activities. The purpose of this study was to determine if using proper transfer skills as measured by the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI) is associated with reduced loading on the upper extremities. Twenty-three wheelchair users performed transfers to a level-height bench while a series of forces plates, load cells, and a motion capture system recorded the biomechanics of their natural transferring techniques. Their transfer skills were simultaneously evaluated by two study clinicians using the TAI. Logistic regression and multiple linear regression models were used to determine the relationships between TAI scores and the kinetic variables on both arms across all joints. The results showed that the TAI measured transfer skills were closely associated with the magnitude and timing of joint moments (P < .02, model R(2) values ranged from 0.27 to 0.79). Proper completion of the skills which targeted the trailing arm was associated with lower average resultant moments and rates of rise of resultant moments at the trailing shoulder and/or elbow. Some skills involving the leading side had the effect of increasing the magnitude or rate loading on the leading side. Knowledge of the kinetic outcomes associated with each skill may help users to achieve the best load-relieving effects for their upper extremities. |
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spelling | pubmed-41390772014-08-26 The Relationship between Independent Transfer Skills and Upper Limb Kinetics in Wheelchair Users Tsai, Chung-Ying Hogaboom, Nathan S. Boninger, Michael L. Koontz, Alicia M. Biomed Res Int Research Article Transfers are one of the most physically demanding wheelchair activities. The purpose of this study was to determine if using proper transfer skills as measured by the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI) is associated with reduced loading on the upper extremities. Twenty-three wheelchair users performed transfers to a level-height bench while a series of forces plates, load cells, and a motion capture system recorded the biomechanics of their natural transferring techniques. Their transfer skills were simultaneously evaluated by two study clinicians using the TAI. Logistic regression and multiple linear regression models were used to determine the relationships between TAI scores and the kinetic variables on both arms across all joints. The results showed that the TAI measured transfer skills were closely associated with the magnitude and timing of joint moments (P < .02, model R(2) values ranged from 0.27 to 0.79). Proper completion of the skills which targeted the trailing arm was associated with lower average resultant moments and rates of rise of resultant moments at the trailing shoulder and/or elbow. Some skills involving the leading side had the effect of increasing the magnitude or rate loading on the leading side. Knowledge of the kinetic outcomes associated with each skill may help users to achieve the best load-relieving effects for their upper extremities. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4139077/ /pubmed/25162039 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/984526 Text en Copyright © 2014 Chung-Ying Tsai et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Tsai, Chung-Ying Hogaboom, Nathan S. Boninger, Michael L. Koontz, Alicia M. The Relationship between Independent Transfer Skills and Upper Limb Kinetics in Wheelchair Users |
title | The Relationship between Independent Transfer Skills and Upper Limb Kinetics in Wheelchair Users |
title_full | The Relationship between Independent Transfer Skills and Upper Limb Kinetics in Wheelchair Users |
title_fullStr | The Relationship between Independent Transfer Skills and Upper Limb Kinetics in Wheelchair Users |
title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Independent Transfer Skills and Upper Limb Kinetics in Wheelchair Users |
title_short | The Relationship between Independent Transfer Skills and Upper Limb Kinetics in Wheelchair Users |
title_sort | relationship between independent transfer skills and upper limb kinetics in wheelchair users |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4139077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25162039 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/984526 |
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