Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1643-1647 , December 2006

Reduced Finger and Wrist Flexor Activity During Propulsion With a New Flexible Handrim

  • W. Mark Richter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • MAX Mobility LLC, Nashville, TN
    • Beneficial Designs Inc, Nashville, TN
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to W. Mark Richter, PhD, MAX Mobility LLC, 3301 Cobble St, Ste B2, Nashville, TN 37211
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  • Russell Rodriguez, ME

      Affiliations

    • Beneficial Designs Inc, Nashville, TN
    • College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
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  • Kevin R. Woods, ME

      Affiliations

    • Beneficial Designs Inc, Nashville, TN
    • College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
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  • Adam P. Karpinski, ME

      Affiliations

    • MAX Mobility LLC, Nashville, TN
    • Beneficial Designs Inc, Nashville, TN
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  • Peter W. Axelson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Beneficial Designs Inc, Nashville, TN

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 Supported by the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (grant no. 2 R44 HD36533-02A2) and the College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science, Tennessee State University.A commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has conferred or will confer a financial benefit upon the author or 1 or more of the authors. Richter, Rodriguez, Woods, Karpinski, and Axelson are employees of Beneficial Designs Inc, which developed the FlexRim used in this study.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01341-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.09.009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 12 , Pages 1643-1647 , December 2006