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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Impact of Sports Training on the Spinal Cord Injury Individual's Balance.

Cristina Chieffo, Giorgia Chini, Tiwana Varrecchia, Irene Gennarelli, Alessio Silvetti, Vincenzo Molinaro, Ida Poni, Andrea Mariotti, Simone Tiberti, Annamaria Tamburro and 8 more

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Cristina ChieffoDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian National Institute for Insurance Against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-7448-3447
Giorgia ChiniDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian National Institute for Insurance Against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7654-0025
Tiwana VarrecchiaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian National Institute for Insurance Against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3910-2728
Irene GennarelliHuman-Robot Interfaces and Physical Interaction Laboratory, Italian Institute of Technology, 16163 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-6665-6787
Alessio SilvettiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian National Institute for Insurance Against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy.
Vincenzo MolinaroDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian National Institute for Insurance Against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4588-894X
Ida PoniCentro Protesi INAIL Rome Branch, Ospedale C.T.O. Andrea Alesini, Via San Nemesio, 21, 00145 Rome, Italy.
Andrea MariottiCentro Protesi INAIL Rome Branch, Ospedale C.T.O. Andrea Alesini, Via San Nemesio, 21, 00145 Rome, Italy.
Simone TibertiASL Roma 2, Ospedale C.T.O. Andrea Alesini, Via San Nemesio, 21, 00145 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-9552-5237
Annamaria TamburroASL Roma 2, Ospedale C.T.O. Andrea Alesini, Via San Nemesio, 21, 00145 Rome, Italy.
Ilaria CalabreseASL Roma 2, Ospedale C.T.O. Andrea Alesini, Via San Nemesio, 21, 00145 Rome, Italy.
Sara FeliciASL Roma 2, Ospedale C.T.O. Andrea Alesini, Via San Nemesio, 21, 00145 Rome, Italy.
Marco BartoliASL Roma 2, Ospedale C.T.O. Andrea Alesini, Via San Nemesio, 21, 00145 Rome, Italy.
Loredana GigliASL Roma 3, Ospedale C.P.O. Centro Paraplegici Gennaro di Rosa, Viale Vega 3, 00122 Rome, Italy.
Roberto MinellaASL Roma 3, Ospedale C.P.O. Centro Paraplegici Gennaro di Rosa, Viale Vega 3, 00122 Rome, Italy.
Barbara LuciaASL Roma 3, Ospedale C.P.O. Centro Paraplegici Gennaro di Rosa, Viale Vega 3, 00122 Rome, Italy.
Aldo ToscanoCentro Protesi INAIL Rome Branch, Ospedale C.T.O. Andrea Alesini, Via San Nemesio, 21, 00145 Rome, Italy.
Alberto RanavoloDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian National Institute for Insurance Against Accidents at Work (INAIL), Via Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0197-6166

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes major challenges to mobility and daily life activities and maintaining balance becomes a crucial issue. Individuals with SCI often need to adopt new strategies to manage balance with minimal discomfort. Sports and physical activities have become one of the most popular rehabilitation methods for people with SCI. The assessment of balance improvement currently relies on subjective evaluation scales, and this study aims to quantitively assess the efficacy of sports on the balance strategies of people with SCI. Twenty-two SCI people remained seated still for 30 s, with their eyes open and closed, and we recorded trunk kinematics with an optoelectronic system before and after a three-months sports program. We also computed trunk total sway length, mean velocity, and sway density curve. Statistical analyses were performed to compare SCI people before and after the rehabilitation program and to investigate any correlations between the trunk balance parameters and the clinical scales. The results demonstrate improvements in static balance, with significant reductions in sway length and mean velocity. In conclusion, our findings confirm the potential of sports to enhance balance in SCI individuals and suggest that integrating structured sports programs into rehabilitation can improve stability and postural control.

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Postural BalanceSpinal Cord InjuriesSportsAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Agedbalancekinematic analysisoptoelectronic systemspinal cord injurysport rehabilitationsway density curvesway lengthwheelchair sports

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PMCPMC11644977

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