The bicep curl that Becki McCafferty, a quadriplegic due to a C5-C6 spinal injury, is doing in the accompanying picture, develops different portions of the bicep muscles than the reverse curls. It is particularly helpful for developing the muscles required for transfer activities such as repositioning legs.

The bicep curls develop the muscle groups that people with spinal injury need for self care activities, loading or unloading wheelchairs, and lifting objects.