Design and Product Development

Analysis of body movements for development of male wheelchair tennis shirt

Authors
  • Heejae Jin (Oregon State University)
  • Kathy Mullet (Oregon State University)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze body movements to examine clothing fit for wheelchair tennis players. To determine the range of movement of the arms and torso of male wheelchair tennis players, manipulative tasks (Hutzler, 1986) in wheelchair tennis were applied for the body movements.

Keywords: body movement, wheelchair tennis clothing, fit

How to Cite:

Jin, H. & Mullet, K., (2013) “Analysis of body movements for development of male wheelchair tennis shirt”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 70(1).

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Published on
01 Jan 2013
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