Effect of a High-Rolling-Resistance Training Method on the Success Rate and Time Required to Learn the Wheelchair Wheelie Skill

Kirby, R. Lee; Gillis, D. Jason; Boudreau, Alison L.; Smith, Cher; Rushton, Paula W.; Clark-Gallant, Lauren; Parker, Kim; Webber, Adam

doi:10.1097/phm.0b013e318164aa27

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“…6 Another group found that increasing the RR neither improved the success rate nor reduced the learning time when teaching wheelies to able-bodied individuals. 7 Although a few studies have investigated the performance of wheelies among ablebodied individuals, 1,8 the effect of varying RRs on handrim kinetics during wheelies has not been extensively studied among individuals with an SCI.…”

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Effects of rolling resistances on handrim kinetics during the performance of wheelies among manual wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury

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Study design: Repeated cross-sectional study. Objectives: To compare the effects of rolling resistances (RRs) on handrim kinetic intensity at the non-dominant upper limb and on handrim kinetic symmetry during wheelies performed by manual wheelchair users (MWUs) with spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: Pathokinesiology Laboratory. Methods: Sixteen individuals with SCI who were able to perform wheelies participated in this study. During a laboratory assessment, participants randomly performed wheelies on four RRs: natural high-grade composite board, 5-cm thick soft foam, 5-cm thick memory foam, and with the rear wheels blocked by wooden blocks. Four trials were conducted for each of the RRs. Participant's wheelchair was equipped with instrumented wheels to record handrim kinetics, whereas the movements of the wheelchair were recorded with a motion analysis system. Results: The net mean and peak total forces, including its tangential and mediolateral components, were greater during take-off compared with the other phases of the wheelie, independently of RR. During take-off, the greatest net mean and peak total and tangential forces were reached with the wheels blocked. Symmetrical tangential and mediolateral force intensities were applied at the dominant and non-dominant handrims. Conclusion: Wheelies performed on low or moderate density foam generate similar forces at the handrim than on a natural surface and significantly less forces than with the wheels blocked. Hence, when teaching individuals with an SCI to perform a stationary wheelie, the use of low or moderate density foam represents a valuable alternative for minimizing upper limb effort and may also optimize quasi-static postural steadiness.

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Effects of rolling resistances on handrim kinetics during the performance of wheelies among manual wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury

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“…N = 9 pairs. from 51.8 to 55.9 min in a high-rolling-resistance setting [19]. However, both these studies used nondisabled participants and the training time included instruction, warmup, and practice periods.…”

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“…These experienced wheelchair users were videotaped while they performed the proper technique for each wheelchair skill [18][19]. These original videos (without verbal cues or computer graphic indications) from the experienced wheelchair users served as models to facilitate advanced wheelchair skill acquisition and the development of movement patterns in patients' early learning phase.…”

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Immediate video feedback on ramp, wheelie, and curb wheelchair skill training for persons with spinal cord injury

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Limroongreungrat

Chang³

et al. 2015

J Rehabil Res Dev

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Abstract-We hypothesized that the effects of immediate video feedback (IVF) on training ramp, wheelie, and curb wheelchair skills for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) would be equivalent to or better than the traditional wheelchair skill training. Participants were manual wheelchair users with recent SCI (thoracic 1-lumbar 1) who were matched (9 pairs) on motor function level, age, and sex and randomly assigned to a control group (conventional training) or an experimental group (IVF training). Participants learned three wheelchair skills and then went through the wheelchair skill competency test, retention test, and transfer test. Paired t-tests were used to examine the differences in training time (minutes), spotter intervention needed (counts), and successful rate in performance between the two groups. A 2 (groups) x 3 (skills) x 3 (tests) repeated-measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni adjustment test were used to examine differences between groups on wheelchair skills and tests. No differences were found between two groups in training times (minutes) on three wheelchair skills (experimental vs control: ramp 14.92 +/-5.80 vs 11.69 +/-7.85, wheelie 17.79 +/-6.03 vs 19.92 +/-13.42, and curb 38.35 +/-23.01 vs 48.59 +/-15.21). This study demonstrated that IVF for training manual wheelchair skills may produce similar results as the conventional training and may be an alternative training method for wheelchair skills.

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“…[11][12][13] Kauzlarich and Thacker 11 suggested that the ease of controlling balance is inversely related to the mass moment of inertia. In other words, it requires more effort to maintain balance when the center of gravity is farther from the axis of rotation (the rear axle).…”

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Functional Classification: Is There a Better Solution?

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Lopes

Costa

et al. 2017

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

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Effect of a High-Rolling-Resistance Training Method on the Success Rate and Time Required to Learn the Wheelchair Wheelie Skill

Cited by 14 publications

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Effects of rolling resistances on handrim kinetics during the performance of wheelies among manual wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury

Effects of rolling resistances on handrim kinetics during the performance of wheelies among manual wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury

Immediate video feedback on ramp, wheelie, and curb wheelchair skill training for persons with spinal cord injury

Functional Classification: Is There a Better Solution?

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