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Observational studyScientific reports2023

Home-based arm cycling exercise improves trunk control in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury: an observational study.

Joeri F L van Helden, Emma Alexander, Hélio V Cabral, Paul H Strutton, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Deborah Falla, Joy Roy Chowdhury, Shin-Yi Chiou

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Joeri F L van HeldenCentre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Emma AlexanderThe Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Hélio V CabralDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Paul H StruttonDepartment of Surgery & Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Eduardo Martinez-ValdesCentre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Deborah FallaCentre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Joy Roy ChowdhuryMidland Centre for Spinal Injuries, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT, Oswestry, UK.
Shin-Yi ChiouCentre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. s.chiou@bham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-4200-5243
University of Birmingham · GBBarts Health NHS Trust · GBImperial College London · GBRobert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital · GBUniversity of Brescia · IT

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust ISSF Critical Data Award
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arm cycling is used for cardiorespiratory rehabilitation but its therapeutic effects on the neural control of the trunk after spinal cord injury (SCI) remain unclear. We investigated the effects of single session of arm cycling on corticospinal excitability, and the feasibility of home-based arm cycling exercise training on volitional control of the erector spinae (ES) in individuals with incomplete SCI. Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, we assessed motor evoked potentials (MEPs) in the ES before and after 30 min of arm cycling in 15 individuals with SCI and 15 able-bodied controls (Experiment 1). Both groups showed increased ES MEP size after the arm cycling. The participants with SCI subsequently underwent a 6-week home-based arm cycling exercise training (Experiment 2). MEP amplitudes and activity of the ES, and movements of the trunk during reaching, self-initiated rapid shoulder flexion, and predicted external perturbation tasks were measured. After the training, individuals with SCI reached further and improved trajectory of the trunk during the rapid shoulder flexion task, accompanied by increased ES activity and MEP amplitudes. Exercise adherence was excellent. We demonstrate preserved corticospinal drive after a single arm cycling session and the effects of home-based arm cycling exercise training on trunk function in individuals with SCI.

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Muscle, SkeletalSpinal Cord InjuriesEvoked Potentials, MotorExerciseFeasibility StudiesHumansMovementPyramidal TractsTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation

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PMID38092831
PMCPMC10719287
OpenAlexW4389680053

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