Why the study?
Does 90 minutes of wheelchair ergometer exercise cause different circulatory and thermal responses in wheelchair-dependent women compared to able-bodied women?
Population
10 women: 5 wheelchair-dependent with low-level spinal dysfunction and 5 able-bodied serving as a comparison…
Comparison
90 minutes of wheelchair ergometer exercise vs Able-bodied women performing the same exercise
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
90 minutes
Authors
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May warrant monitoring for thermoregulatory strain during prolonged exercise in wheelchair-dependent women; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes in prospective studies.
Does 90 minutes of wheelchair ergometer exercise cause different circulatory and thermal responses in wheelchair-dependent women compared to able-bodied women?
Wheelchair-dependent women experience greater thermoregulatory strain and an inability to maintain cardiac output during prolonged exercise compared to able-bodied women.
Fitzgerald et al. (1990) studied this question.
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