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ArticleTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2015

Energy Cost of Lower Body Dressing, Pop-Over Transfers, and Manual Wheelchair Propulsion in People with Paraplegia Due to Motor-Complete Spinal Cord Injury.

Meaghan M Lynch, Zachary McCormick, Brian Liem, Geneva Jacobs, Peter Hwang, Thomas George Hornby, Leslie Rydberg, Elliot J Roth

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Article in Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Meaghan M LynchRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Zachary McCormickRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Brian LiemUniversity of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
Geneva JacobsBrooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida.
Peter HwangHoward A. Rusk Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, Missouri.
Thomas George HornbyRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Leslie RydbergRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Elliot J RothRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Northwestern University · USBrooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center · USRusk Rehabilitation · USUniversity of Washington Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnergy required for able-bodied individuals to perform common activities is well documented, whereas energy associated with daily activities among people with spinal cord injury (SCI) is less understood.

objectiveTo determine energy expended during several basic physical tasks specific to individuals with paraplegia due to motor-complete SCI.

methodsSixteen adults with motor-complete SCI below T2 level and duration of paraplegia greater than 3 months were included. Oxygen consumption (VO2), caloric expenditure, and heart rate were measured at rest and while participants performed lower body dressing (LBD), pop-over transfers (POTs), and manual wheelchair propulsion (MWP) at a self-selected pace. These data were used to calculate energy expenditure in standard metabolic equivalents (METs), as defined by 1 MET = 3.5 mL O2/kg/min, and in SCI METs using the conversion 1 SCI MET = 2.7 mL O2/kg/min.

resultsVO2 at rest was 3.0 ± 0.9 mL O2/kg/min, which equated to 0.9 ± 0.3 standard METs and 1.1 ± 0.4 SCI METs in energy expenditure. LBD required 3.2 ± 0.7 METs and 4.1 ± 0.9 SCI METs; POTs required 3.4 ± 1.0 METs and 4.5 ± 1.3 SCI METs; and MWP required 2.4 ± 0.6 METs and 3.1 ± 0.7 SCI METs.

conclusionsResting VO2 for adults with motor-complete paraplegia is 3.0 mL O2/kg/min, which is lower than standard resting VO2 in able-bodied individuals. Progressively more energy is required to perform MWP, LBD, and POTs, respectively. Use of the standard METs formula may underestimate the level of intensity an individual with SCI uses to perform physical activities.

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Activities of Daily LivingAdultEnergy MetabolismFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleMetabolic EquivalentMiddle AgedOxygen ConsumptionParaplegiaPatient TransferSpinal Cord InjuriesWheelchairsYoung Adultactivities of daily livingmetabolic equivalentoxygen consumptionparaplegiaspinal cord injury

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PMID26364283
PMCPMC4568095
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