Manual Wheelchair Propulsion On The Development Of Arm Pain And Injury

Qualified participants will:

• Be asked to push their wheelchair on a roller system
• Have their nerves in the wrist and arm tested for damage
• Receive an examination of their upper limbs including MRIs and X-rays
• Be compensated $100.00

To qualify you must:

• Use a manual wheelchair
• Have a spinal cord injury at or below T2 for at least 1 year
• Have quick-release axles
• Be between the ages of 18 and 65
• You do not have to have arm pain or injury to participate

Contact Information: For more information about this study, please contact:

• Sue Ann Sisto, PT, PhD
  ssisto@kmrrec.org
  973-243-6888

Andrew Kwarciak, MS
akwarciak@kmrrec.org
973-243-6903

Manual Wheelchair Propulsion

Qualified participants will:

• Be asked to push their wheelchair on a roller system
• Be asked to undergo shoulder X-RAY and MRI
• Be compensated $100.00

To qualify you must:

• Use a manual wheelchair
• Have a spinal cord injury between C5 and C8 for at least 1 year
• Have quick-release axles
• Be between the ages of 18 and 65
• You do not have to have arm pain or injury to participate

Contact Information: For more information about this study, please contact:

• Sue Ann Sisto, PT, PhD
  ssisto@kmrrec.org
  973-243-6888

Mat Yarossi, BS
myarossi@kmrrec.org
(800) 248-3221, ext. 2308

Stroke, Braces, and Foot Pressure

The HPMAL is currently searching for people to participate in a study designed to understand how pressures are changed underneath the foot when wearing a brace after a stroke.

Have You:

• Sustained a stroke?
• Been diagnosed with Hemiplegia?

Are you:

• Currently using an ankle foot orthotic?
• Between the ages of 18 and 75?

Would you:

• Like to participate in this study?
• Like to learn about foot pressure?

• Karen J. Nolan, PhD
  knolan@kmrrec.org
  973-324-3544

Changes in Walking Across Age and Gender

The HPMAL is currently seeking participants for a study looking at changes in walking across age and gender

To be included in this study:

• You have not had surgery to your back, hips, ankles, or knees within the last year.
• You have not had an injury to your back, hips, ankles or knees that required medical care within the last year.
• You have not had a stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury.
• You have not fractured either leg that required surgical care.
• You do not have a neurological disorder that may affect the way you walk.
• You are not pregnant

Study participation involves one visit to the HPMAL to walk with reflective markers on while cameras record your walking style. The study will last approximately 2 ½ hours.