Passive hind-limb cycling reduces the severity of autonomic dysreflexia after experimental spinal cord injury

CR West, MA Crawford, I Laher… - … and Neural Repair, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Spinal cord injury (SCI) induces alterations in cardio-autonomic control of
which autonomic dysreflexia (AD), a condition characterized by life-threatening …

Associations between arterial stiffness and blood pressure fluctuations after spinal cord injury

KD Currie, M Hubli, MJ MacDonald, AV Krassioukov - Spinal cord, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Study design Cross-sectional. Objective To examine the relationship between
arterial stiffness and daily fluctuations in blood pressure (BP) owing to hypotensive events …

Upper gastrointestinal dysmotility after spinal cord injury: is diminished vagal sensory processing one culprit?

GM Holmes - Frontiers in physiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Despite the widely recognized prevalence of gastric, colonic, and anorectal dysfunction after
spinal cord injury (SCI), significant knowledge gaps persist regarding the mechanisms …

Mechanistic involvement of noradrenergic neuronal neurotransmitter release in cutaneous vasoconstriction during autonomic dysreflexia in persons with spinal cord …

M Trbovich, Y Wu, T Romo, W Koek, D Kellogg - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially life-threatening consequence in high
(above T6) spinal cord injury that involves multiple incompletely understood mechanisms …

Implications of altered autonomic control on sports performance in athletes with spinal cord injury

S Cruz, CA Blauwet - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
It is well known that athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI) may experience altered autonomic
physiology that impacts their exercise capacity and sports performance. This is particularly …

A multidisciplinary approach to verbal communication interventions for mechanically ventilated adults with a tracheostomy

CJ Zaga, C Chao, T Cameron, J Ross, L Rautela… - Respiratory …, 2023 - rc.rcjournal.com
There is developing evidence with regard to the feasibility, utility, and safety of verbal
communication interventions with patients with tracheostomy who are invasively ventilated …

Intensity of physical activity as a percentage of peak oxygen uptake, heart rate and Borg RPE in motor-complete para-and tetraplegia

T Holmlund, E Ekblom-Bak, E Franzén, C Hultling… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective The aims were to describe VO2peak, explore the potential influence of
anthropometrics, demographics and level of physical activity within each cohort; b) to define …

Risk factors and the surgery affection of respiratory complication and its mortality after acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury

X Yang, Z Huang, Z Li, D Ren, J Tang - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this study is to estimate the risk factors of both respiratory complication (RC) and
mortality after acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (TCSCI). Between July 2005 and …

Peak heart rates and sympathetic function in tetraplegic nonathletes and athletes.

KD Currie, CR West, M Hubli, CM Gee… - Medicine and science …, 2015 - europepmc.org
Purpose To examine differences in peak heart rate (HR) and measures of sympathetic
function between nonathletes and athletes with chronic, motor-complete, cervical spinal cord …

Dissonance in views between healthcare professionals and adults with a spinal cord injury with their understanding and interpretation of exercise intensity for exercise …

KS Jung, MJ Hutchinson… - BMJ Open Sport & …, 2023 - bmjopensem.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the difference between healthcare professionals (HCPs) and adults
with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Asia regarding knowledge and interpretation of 'exercise …