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Journal articles on wheelchair use and your health

Over the last 30 years, medical researchers have produced a plethora of information showing the damage that manual wheelchair use causes to users's shoulders and wrists. Rio Mobility has collected a sample of studies and articles for our customers to review so they can understand why we feel so passionate about bringing other mobility options to the marketplace. If more information is desired, please scroll to the end of the research papers to find a thorough list of references, many of which can be downloaded from the internet (using simple internet searches).

"Shoulder joint kinetics and pathology in manual wheelchairs"

Mercer et al. 2006

"Upper extremity kinetics during wheelchair lever propulsion"

Requejo et al. 2005

"Heavy handed: Repetitive strain injury among manual wheelchair users"

Cooper et al. 1998

Rio Mobility is providing the above medical information as a service to our customers. As more research is done, many of these studies may be supported and others refuted. The information contained in these studies is for informational purposes only, and any questions or concerns you have regarding your condition should be handled by your personal physician.