Key result
Exercise training improves cardiovascular function, arterial stiffness, and cardiometabolic health after spinal cord injury.
Why the study?
Spinal cord injury is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk and earlier CVD-related death, and the effects of regular exercise on cardiovascular function in SCI patients need analysis.
Does regular exercise training improve cardiovascular function in patients with spinal cord injury?
Does regular exercise training improve cardiovascular function in patients with spinal cord injury?
Regular exercise training provides beneficial cardiovascular and metabolic effects for patients with spinal cord injury, potentially mitigating their increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Exercise training may mitigate cardiovascular risk in spinal cord injury; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with a reduced level of physical activity, deterioration of patient body composition, metabolic profile, quality of life, and psychological functioning. As a result, risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) increases and CVD-related death occurs at an earlier age than in individuals without SCI. Regular participation in exercise has been shown to exert beneficial effects also in patients with SCI. In this review, we analyze and discuss the effects of regular exercise training in SCI on cardiovascular function, autonomic function of the cardiovascular system, arterial stiffness, metabolism, inflammation, and gene expression.
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Liu et al. (2020) conducted a review in Spinal cord injury. Regular exercise training was evaluated on Cardiovascular function, autonomic function, arterial stiffness, metabolism, inflammation, and gene expression. Regular exercise training in patients with spinal cord injury exerts beneficial effects on cardiovascular function, arterial stiffness, metabolism, inflammation, and gene expression.
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