Clinical Trial: Biofeedback for Wheelchair Users

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Development of a Biofeedback Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Upper Extremity Overuse Injury Following Paraplegia and Tetraplegia

Brief Summary: This study will evaluate movement of the arm and forces put through the hand during activities performed in a manual wheelchair. The goal of this study is to identify what motions and forces are most likely to lead to the development of pain or pathology and determine the feasibility of strategies to modify movements and decrease risk.