TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Isometric pull and push strengths of paraplegics in the workspace: 1. Strength measurement profiles
JO  - International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics
A1  - Black, Nancy L.
A1  - Das, Biman
SP  - 47
EP  - 65
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
N2  - The isometric strength profiles of male and female paraplegics were determined for pull and push strengths in the normal, maximum, and extreme working reach envelopes. A computerized isometric strength measurement system was designed and constructed for the purpose. The strongest pull location was at extreme reach vertically above the shoulder and the strength values for males and females were 473 and 318 newtons (N), respectively. The strongest push location was at maximum reach, at vertical (ϕ) angle of 45° and at horizontal (θ) angle of 45° for males and at 0° for women and the strength values were 235 and 172 N, respectively. The nature of the strength profiles was found to be similar for both the sexes. The pull and push strengths of the female were 77 and 68% that of the male, respectively.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-3548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2000.11076443
ID  - ref1
ER  -