Motion-Sensing Gloves Teach Proper Technique to Wheelchair Users
From: Medical Design Technology - 04/28/2015

"Arms are a wheelchair user's legs," says Cubitus team leader, Chandra
Jayaraman.

As the sole source of movement for manual wheelchairs, it makes sense that we
should keep arms and shoulders as safe from injury as possible. Yet within
the first year of use, 70 percent of wheelchair users experience some type of
shoulder injury/pain, according to a study published in the PubMed.

Cubitus is a student team working on making life easier on wheelchair users.
They want to monitor wheelchair user’s performance, detect flaws, and educate
them about proper wheelchair form. The device will inform users early on
about how to adjust their form before it becomes an injury that needs
physical therapy.

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http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/04/motion-sensing-gloves-teach-proper-technique-wheelchair-users-0

Link:
Effect of 2-speed geared manual wheelchair propulsion on shoulder pain and
  function 
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/5799837_Effect_of_2-speed_geared_manual_wheelchair_propulsion_on_shoulder_pain_and_function