BACKGROUND: @entity73 seems to impact significantly on performance in wheelchair court sports, but evidence to support this impression has never been systematically assessed. The objective of this study is to systematically review, describe and synthesise the literature investigating the impact of @entity73 on wheelchair activities in court sports. METHODS: This systematic review was performed according to the consensus statement for the meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology (MOOSE). The search strategy for original articles comprised Medline (1950- November 2014), Cinahl (1981-November 2014), and Embase (1980- November 2014), using the search terms: trunk, trunk muscles, postural balance, posture and wheelchair. Eligibility criteria for further review were 1) @entity1 included experienced wheelchair users, 2) comparisons were made between a) @entity1 with different levels of @entity73 or b) between able bodied @entity1 and @entity1 with @entity73 , or c) between @entity1 with @entity73 with and without compensatory equipment, and 3) outcome measures were quantitative data on wheelchair activities. For methodological quality assessment, the STROBE (Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology) checklist was used. RESULTS: After assessment of 358 potentially relevant studies for the eligibility criteria, 25 studies were appropriate for methodological assessment. Twelve articles fulfilled the predetermined minimum of 15 reported items on the 22-item STROBE checklist. These studies were limited to observational studies with small populations. All but one study were restricted to @entity1 with @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ). CONCLUSIONS: Limited evidence was found about the impact of @entity73 on wheelchair activities. Reach to the front and multidirectional reach was further in able bodied @entity1 than in @entity1 with @entity1566 . In a perturbation that equals deceleration in wheelchair court sports, able bodied @entity1 maintain balance, whereas @entity1 with @entity1566 lose balance. No evidence was found to support a difference in acceleration between @entity1 with partial trunk muscle strength and @entity1 with full trunk muscle strength. For future research, there is a need for a test that includes all types of @entity73 and identification of activities that determine performance in wheelchair court sports. Furthermore, populations of athletes with all @entity73 types should be included.

The impact of XXXX on performance of wheelchair activities with a focus on wheelchair court sports: a systematic review.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'persons'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['trunk impairment', 'Trunk impairment'] @entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['spinal cord injury', 'SCI']
@entity73 :: (MESH:D003072,Disease) :: ['trunk impairment']
