Why the study?
Does aerobic fitness improve cardiac autonomic control during postexercise recovery in individuals with paraplegia?
Population
18 healthy males with paraplegia below T6
Comparison
Aerobic exercise conditioning vs Sedentary lifestyle (unfit)
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
90 minutes post-exercise
Authors
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Supports association of fitness with better postexercise autonomic control in paraplegia; leaves open whether training improves outcomes.
Does aerobic fitness improve cardiac autonomic control during postexercise recovery in individuals with paraplegia?
Fit individuals with paraplegia demonstrate improved cardiac autonomic control during postexercise recovery compared to unfit individuals.
Wecht et al. (2006) studied this question.
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