Shoulder mechanical impingement risk associated with manual wheelchair tasks in individuals with spinal cord injury

The occurrence of mechanical impingement during certain manual wheelchair tasks, even without increased load/resistance, demonstrates the importance of kinematics inherent to a task as a determinant of impingement. Frequency of and technique used to complete daily tasks should be carefully considered to reduce impingement risk, which may help preserve shoulder health long-term.
Source: Clinical Biomechanics - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research