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Wheelchair Sports Technology and Biomechanics

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This chapter covers the biomechanics of wheelchair technology as applied to various popular wheelchair sports. Each chair must be designed according the goals of the sport—e.g., speed for racing, stability for rugby, etc.—and then specially fitted for the athlete.

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Rory A. Cooper PhD & Rosemarie Cooper MPT, ATP

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Rory A. Cooper PhD & Adam Susmarski DO

  3. Human Engineering Research Laboratories, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA

    Rory A. Cooper PhD & Rosemarie Cooper MPT, ATP

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  1. Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

    Arthur Jason De Luigi

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Cooper, R.A., Cooper, R., Susmarski, A. (2018). Wheelchair Sports Technology and Biomechanics. In: De Luigi, A. (eds) Adaptive Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56568-2_2

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