Motor Learning Approach for Manual Wheelchair Users

They will first receive the standard of care that is often used in rehabilitation: a 30 minute educational session about recommended propulsion techniques with no motor learning principles implemented. In addition, they will execute 750-1250 wheelchair propulsion repetitions on the roller system per each 1 hour session (2-3 x per week for 4-6 weeks) until they reach approximately 10,000 repetitions (10 sessions). Each session will focus on minimizing the force and frequency of pushes while using longer push strokes during propulsion.

They will first receive the standard of care that is often used in rehabilitation: a 30 minute educational session about recommended propulsion techniques with no motor learning principles implemented. In addition, they will execute 750-1250 wheelchair propulsion repetitions overground per each 1 hour session (2-3 x per week for 4-6 weeks) until they reach approximately 10,000 repetitions (10 sessions). Each session will focus on minimizing the force and frequency of pushes while using longer push strokes during propulsion.

They will receive the standard of care that is often used in rehabilitation: a 30 minute educational session about recommended propulsion techniques with no motor learning principles implemented.