Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effects of various wheelchair handling directions on the upper limb muscle activities of wheelchair attendants while climbing a ramp. Methods: For the study participants, healthy males over 20 years of age were chosen, and the order of the direction of wheelchair handle grip was determined using a randomized method. The handling directions for pushing the wheelchair up a ramp included a general grip with ulnar deviation, a medial grip with wrist pronation, and a neutral grip with a neutral wrist. The muscle activities in the participants’ upper limbs were measured using surface electromyography. For statistical data processing, SPSS 18.0 was used to perform repeated measures ANOVA in order to compare the muscle activity among the intervention groups. A contrast test was also conducted among the participants. The significance level (α) was set to 0.05. Results: There was a significant difference between groups using a general grip and a medial grip in the biceps brachii, triceps brachii, and flexor carpi radialis muscles (p<0.05). There was also a significant difference between using a general grip and a neutral grip in the biceps brachii and flexor carpi radialis muscles (p<0.05), and there was a significant difference between using a medial grip and a neutral grip in the biceps brachii and extensor carpi radialis brevis muscles (p<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, the wheelchair assistants’ wrist muscle activity was the lowest with a neutral grip while ascending a ramp. Accordingly, this study proposes that wheelchair assistants push wheelchairs up ramps with a neutral grip.
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Abstract Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Methods 1. Participants 2. Measurement tool 3. Measurement method 4. Data analysis Ⅲ. Results 1. General characteristics of the subjects 2. Comparison of the muscle activity 3. Comparison of the muscle activity among different intervention methods Ⅳ. Discussion Ⅴ. Conclusion Reference
학회를 방문 해 주셔서 감사 드립니다. 대한고유수용성신경근촉진법학회는 오래 전 부터 외국 강사를 초빙 하여 임상적지식을 보급하고, 학술적으로 연구 해 오든 중 1995년 11월11일 제주도에서 창립총회를 했습니다.
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기능 즉 인체의 모든 기관계의 조화로운 통합으로 이루어지는 기능을 향상 발전 시킬 수 있는 통합적 접근 기법입니다.
최근 WHO(2001)가 제정한 ICF( international classification of function )를 충족 할 수 있는 유일한 치료 접근법이라 할 수 있습니다. 많은 학술 연구자, 임상가들이 학회 발전에 참여하여 학문적, 임상적 풍요로움이 넘치는 학회가 될 수 있기를 기원합니다