TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of crank position and backrest inclination on shoulder load and mechanical efficiency during handcycling
AU - Arnet, U.
AU - van Drongelen, S.
AU - Schlussel, M.
AU - Lay, V.
AU - van der Woude, L.H.V.
AU - Veeger, H.E.J.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Handbikes come in different models and setups, but only limited knowledge is available on the handbike-user interface. The aim of this study was to identify optimal handbike setups, assuming that in such a setup mechanical efficiency is high, while shoulder load is low. Thirteen subjects with a spinal cord injury (paraplegia) performed handcycling with different handbike setups at constant power output: four crank positions (two distances, two heights) and four backrest inclinations. The O
AB - Handbikes come in different models and setups, but only limited knowledge is available on the handbike-user interface. The aim of this study was to identify optimal handbike setups, assuming that in such a setup mechanical efficiency is high, while shoulder load is low. Thirteen subjects with a spinal cord injury (paraplegia) performed handcycling with different handbike setups at constant power output: four crank positions (two distances, two heights) and four backrest inclinations. The O
U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01524.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01524.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0905-7188
VL - 24
SP - 386
EP - 394
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
IS - 2
ER -
