Exercise recommendations for individuals with spinal cord injury

PL Jacobs, MS Nash - Sports medicine, 2004 - Springer
Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) exhibit deficits in volitional motor control and sensation
that limit not only the performance of daily tasks but also the overall activity level of these …

Effect of spinal cord injury on the heart and cardiovascular fitness

WT Phillips, BJ Kiratli, M Sarkarati… - Current problems in …, 1998 - Elsevier
The use of various FES protocols to encourage increases in physical activity and to augment
physical fitness and reduce heart disease risk is a relatively new, but growing field of …

Accelerometry-based activity spectrum in persons with chronic physical conditions

RJ van den Berg-Emons, JB Bussmann… - Archives of physical …, 2010 - Elsevier
van den Berg-Emons RJ, Bussmann JB, Stam HJ. Accelerometry-based activity spectrum in
persons with chronic physical conditions. OBJECTIVES:(1) To give an overview of the …

Components of quality of life for persons with a quadriplegic and paraplegic spinal cord injury

PJ Manns, KE Chad - Qualitative health research, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
This investigation determined the themes that represented quality of life for persons with a
spinal cord injury. Fifteen people (6 females, 9 males; 7 persons with quadriplegia, 8 with …

Spinal cord injury, exercise and quality of life

L Noreau, RJ Shephard - Sports Medicine, 1995 - Springer
The ultimate goal of comprehensive rehabilitation in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI)
has shifted over time from an extension of their life expectancy to attainment of an optimal …

A prospective study on physical activity levels after spinal cord injury during inpatient rehabilitation and the year after discharge

RJ van den Berg-Emons, JB Bussmann… - Archives of physical …, 2008 - Elsevier
van den Berg-Emons RJ, Bussmann JB, Haisma JA, Sluis TA, van der Woude LH, Bergen
MP, Stam HJ. A prospective study on physical activity levels after spinal cord injury during …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing mobility characteristics and activity levels of manual wheelchair users.

ML Tolerico, D Ding, RA Cooper… - Journal of …, 2007 - researchgate.net
Although engaging in an active lifestyle is beneficial for maintaining quality of life, a majority
of wheelchair users are inactive. This study investigated the mobility characteristics and …

Physical activity is related to lower levels of pain, fatigue and depression in individuals with spinal-cord injury: a correlational study

AE Tawashy, JJ Eng, KH Lin, PF Tang, C Hung - Spinal cord, 2009 - nature.com
Study design: This was a prospective cross-sectional study for people with chronic spinal
cord injury (SCI). Objectives: To (1) evaluate the intensity level and nature of physical activity …

Research on physical activity and disability: an emerging national priority

JH Rimmer, D Braddock… - Medicine and science …, 1996 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite the voluminous amount of research that has been published in the field of exercise
science over the past three decades, there remains a paucity of information on the activity …

Alternative modes of manual wheelchair ambulation: an overview

LHV van der Woude, AJ Dallmeijer… - American journal of …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Alternative Modes of Manual Wheelchair Ambulation: An Overvi... : American Journal of
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Alternative Modes of Manual Wheelchair Ambulation: An …