Have you ever thought that it would be better for a wheelchair user to pull instead of push in order to move forward? Would that be biomechanically better? Which muscles would be activated in each case? Is there clinical evidence that supports each case? What is the effect on the muscle soreness and fatigue as well as on cardiovascular endurance in each case?
These were the questions that made the RowWheels team to re-design and re-engineer a wheelchair from scratch. And they came up with this wheelchair in the video.
In their website: rowwheels.com you can find very usefull information on the following:
and many more...
Interesting idea which I am curious to see how it will be introduced to and supported by the clinicians and the wheelchair users.
As they mention in their website, "benefits described, though likely, are still pending validation through clinical studies".
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