In addition, because this exercise helps in the rehabilitation of the muscles in the back, it is particularly useful for activities involving pulling, e.g., opening doors, as well as for wheelchair sports such as quad rugby which require rapid propulsion and change in direction.

Finally, manual wheelchair users will find this exercise particularly useful for balancing their relatively strong anterior muscles by strengthening the posterior deltoid muscles.

Because of UPPERTONE's width adjustment, the rowing exercise can be done with a wide or narrow grip. This helps in the rehabilitation of the back muscles by allowing people who are quadriplegic due to a spinal cord injury to vary the relative emphasis paced on the posterior deltoid and rhomboid muscles.