Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1622-1627 , December 2007

Effect of 2-Speed Geared Manual Wheelchair Propulsion on Shoulder Pain and Function

Presented to the International Seating Symposium, March 2, 2006, Vancouver, BC, Canada, and the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections, February 14−17, 2007, Boston, MA.

  • Margaret A. Finley, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, Rehabilitation Research & Development Service, Baltimore, MD
    • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Margaret A. Finley, PhD, PT, University of Indianapolis Krannert School of Physical Therapy, 1400 E Hanna Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227
    • ,
  • Mary M. Rodgers, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

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 Supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant no. SBIR 5 R44 HD035793-05).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01571-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.07.045

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1622-1627 , December 2007

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