ArticleSpinal cord2016
Effects of aerobic exercise training on fitness and walking-related outcomes in ambulatory individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exercise and aerobic capacity in individuals with spinal cord injury: A systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions to Improve Standing Balance in Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of exercise on walking economy in patients with chronic neurological conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Does Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapy Increase Voluntary Muscle Strength After Spinal Cord Injury? A Systematic Review.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2018Pooled it
- The Effect of 12 Weeks of Rebound Therapy Exercise Training on Walking Ability of Spinal Cord Injury Patients.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Task-Specific Versus Impairment-Based Training on Locomotor Performance in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Crossover Study.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2020Trial
- Effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on aerobic capacity, respiratory muscle strength and rate of perceived exertion in paraplegics.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2020Trial
- Effects of body weight-support treadmill training on postural sway and gait independence in patients with chronic spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2019Trial
- Effects of moderate- and high-intensity aerobic training program in ambulatory subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury-a randomized controlled trial.Spinal cord · 2018Trial
- Effectiveness of aerobic physical training for spinal cord injury rehabilitation: A mini-review.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2026Review
- Intervention Design of High-Intensity Interval Training in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: Narrative Review and Future Perspectives.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2023Review
- Toward Improving the Prediction of Functional Ambulation After Spinal Cord Injury Through the Inclusion of Limb Accelerations During Sleep and Personal Factors.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- The test-retest reliability of individualized VOSpinal cord · 2021Article
- Physical activity among individuals with spinal cord injury who ambulate: a systematic scoping review.Spinal cord · 2020Article
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- High-Intensity Variable Stepping Training in Patients With Motor Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Series.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPT · 2018Article
- Inflammatory Stress Effects on Health and Function After Spinal Cord Injury.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2017Review
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designSingle group, pretest-post-test study.
objectivesTo determine the effects of a non-task-specific, voluntary, progressive aerobic exercise training (AET) intervention on fitness and walking-related outcomes in ambulatory adults with chronic motor-incomplete SCI.
settingRehabilitation research center.
methodsTen ambulatory individuals (50% female; 57.94±9.33 years old; 11.11±9.66 years postinjury) completed voluntary, progressive moderate-to-vigorous intensity AET on a recumbent stepper 3 days per week for 6 weeks. The primary outcome measures were aerobic capacity (VO2peak (volume of oxygen that the body can use during physical exertion)) and self-selected overground walking speed (OGWS). Secondary outcome measures included walking economy, 6-minute walk test (6MWT), daily step counts, Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI-II), Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS).
resultsNine participants completed all testing and training. Significant improvements in aerobic capacity (P=0.011), OGWS (P=0.023), the percentage of VO2peak used while walking at self-selected speed (P=0.03) and daily step counts (P=0.025) resulted following training.
conclusionsThe results indicate that total-body, voluntary, progressive AET is safe, feasible, and effective for improving aerobic capacity, walking speed, and select walking-related outcomes in an exclusively ambulatory SCI sample. This study suggests the potential for non-task-specific aerobic exercise to improve walking following incomplete SCI and builds a foundation for further investigation aimed at the development of exercise based rehabilitation strategies to target functionally limiting impairments in ambulatory individuals with chronic SCI.
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