University of Groningen
Understanding the motor learning process in handrim wheelchair propulsio
Leving, Marika Teresa
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PROPOSITIONS
Belonging to the thesis
UNDERSTANDING THE MOTOR LEARNING PROCESS IN
HANDRIM WHEELCHAIR PROPULSION
By Marika Leving
1. The association between the mechanical efficiency and propulsion technique is not straightforward when different task and
environmental constraints are taken in consideration – This thesis 2. Current clinical guidelines concerning wheelchair propulsion
technique for preservation of upper limb function following spinal cord injury are too simplistic – This thesis
3. Knowledge concerning the motor learning process of wheelchair propulsion is too limited at the moment to provide patients with individualized evidence-based advice – This thesis
4. The design of studies needs to be altered if we hope to unravel the motor learning process in wheelchair propulsion – This thesis 5. Handrim wheelchair propulsion provides an interesting paradigm
for the understanding of motor learning in general.
6. Wheelchair skill and wheelchair quality are essential prerequisites for independence and participation in handrim wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury.
7. Continued cooperation of researchers and clinicians is
necessary to ensure the progress, implementation and quality of rehabilitation research and practice.
8. ‘The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge’ – Daniel J. Boorstin
9. ‘You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get’ – Michael Phelps
10. ‘The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven’ – John Milton
