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To investigate the effects of a 5-week wheelchair ergometer training program on cardiovascular responses, pulmonary function, and upper-body muscle performance in paraplegic individuals.

January 1, 1993Yonsei Medical Journal

Effect of wheelchair ergometer training on spinal cord-injured paraplegics

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SYShin Young YimYonsei University KCKyung Ja ChoUlsan College CPChang Il ParkKonyang University

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Interventional study reveals improved cardiovascular fitness and shoulder torque in paraplegic individuals, indicating that wheelchair ergometer exercise enhances upper-body conditioning.

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To investigate the effects of a 5-week wheelchair ergometer training program on cardiovascular responses, pulmonary function, and upper-body muscle performance in paraplegic individuals.
Enrolled 11 male paraplegic participants with a mean age of 30.9 years (range: 20 to 49 years).
Conducted wheelchair ergometer training over an intervention period of 5 weeks.
Measured peak heart rate, peak systolic blood pressure, 100m wheelchair propulsion time at resistance level 1, pulmonary function, and shoulder isokinetic torque at 180 degrees/sec pre- and post-training.
Mean peak heart rate, mean peak systolic blood pressure, and mean time required for 100m wheelchair propulsion at resistance level 1 significantly decreased after 5 weeks of training compared to pre-training values.
Peak torque of the shoulder flexor and total work of shoulder flexors and extensors at 180 degrees/sec increased significantly after training.
Pulmonary function test parameters showed no statistically significant differences between pre-training and post-training measurements.

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Yim et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a964134da4ae31144f6932e https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1993.34.3.278

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Interventional study reveals improved cardiovascular fitness and shoulder torque in paraplegic individuals, indicating that wheelchair ergometer exercise enhances upper-body conditioning.

Effect of wheelchair ergometer training on spinal cord-injured paraplegics

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