Key result
Exercise acutely alters HRV and may improve autonomic balance in spinal cord injury.
Why the study?
Heart rate variability is altered following spinal cord injury, and the effects of acute and chronic exercise on HRV in SCI individuals are not fully characterized.
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Comparison
HRV in able-bodied subjects vs SCI individuals; acute vs chronic exercise effects
Design
Systematic review
Exercise may offer a non-pharmacologic pathway to improve autonomic balance in spinal cord injury.
HRV is affected following SCI. Able-bodied subjects and SCI individuals have different values of HRV. Acute bouts of exercise change HRV temporarily, and chronic exercise might improve autonomic balance in SCI.
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Bueno et al. (2018) studied this question. Acute exercise temporarily alters heart rate variability, and chronic exercise may improve autonomic balance in individuals with spinal cord injury.
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