The History of Movement Limitations

How did human external movement develop?

That is, how did humans develop the use of means other than their own bodies to move themselves?

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The donkey and the horse were the first animals domesticated for riding – 4000 BC

Use of a chariot pulled by oxen – 3100 BC

Chariot for military use – 2700 BC

Car – 1885

Bicycle – 1818

Wheelchair – first documented on a stone tablet, China, 525, basic model

Drawing of King Philip II of Spain, 1595, Chair with 4 equal wheels

Self-propelled chair, pedals on the front wheel, 1655

Chair with two large wheels at the back and one small wheel at the front, 1783, Bath, England

Rear push handles, 1869

Self-propelled rims, 1881

Motorized wheelchair, 1916

Folding wheelchair, lightweight, industrial production – 1933

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