TY - JOUR T1 - Exercise training programmes to improve hand-rim wheelchair propulsion capacity: PEDro systematic review update JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1284 LP - 1285 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094583 VL - 49 IS - 19 AU - Joanna Diong AU - Claire Boswell-Ruys Y1 - 2015/10/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/19/1284.abstract N2 - This section features a recent systematic review that is indexed on PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (http://www.pedro.org.au). PEDro is a free, web-based database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy.▸ Zwinkels M, Verschuren O, Janssen TWJ, et al.; on behalf of the Sport-2-Stay-Fit study group. Exercise training programs to improve hand rim wheelchair propulsion capacity: a systematic review. Clin Rehabil 2014;28:847–61.People who use a manual wheelchair as their primary mode of transport need sufficient physical fitness for wheelchair propulsion. Propulsion of a manual wheelchair often occurs over both long and short bouts of activity1 and tends to involve repetitive arm motion at high muscle forces.2 Consequently, hand-rim wheelchair propulsion presents a challenging but essential motor task for manual wheelchair users, especially those who may already be physically deconditioned. Exercise is known to improve cardiovascular fitness and strength, but the effect of exercise training on the physical ability to propel a manual wheelchair is not known.This systematic review aimed to determine the effectiveness of different types of exercise training programmes on hand-rim wheelchair propulsion capacity.Two databases (PubMed and EMBASE) were searched up to October 2013 and reference lists of included studies … ER -