The activity profiles of elite Wheelchair Rugby athletes

Understanding the demands of the wheelchair rugby on athletes in order to prescribe them with specific, individualised training programmes.

Profiling elite Wheelchair Rugby athletes

Caffeine improves preloaded cycling but not handcycling performance

Experts in the Peter Harrison Centre have investigated whether the positive effects of caffeine seen in able bodied cycling are replicated in handcycling 10 km time trial performance.

The impact of caffiene on handcycling performance

The effect of wheel configuration on Wheelchair Basketball mobility performance

Our researchers have used a deflection test to assess the impact of wheel configurations on the mobility and performance of wheelchair basketball athletes.

Wheelchair Basketball mobility performance

Muscle mass and body temperature in the inflammatory response to upper-body exercise and heat

Investigating the role of muscle mass and body temperature: how do these factors influence the inflammatory response to upper-body exercise and heat?

Muscle mass and body temperature