Physical Activity Level and Adiposity in Community-dwelling People with Spinal Cord Injury

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Ricardo A. Tanhoffer ◽  
Aldre I. P. Tanhoffer ◽  
Jacqueline Raymond ◽  
Andrew P. Hills ◽  
Glen M. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Glucose tolerance and physical activity level in people with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 591-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Raymond ◽  
A R Harmer ◽  
J Temesi ◽  
C van Kemenade
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Glucose Tolerance ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Cord Injury

Potential benefits and limitations of robotic exoskeleton usage in patients with spinal cord injury: a review

2020 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.N. Karjakin ◽  
A.N. Belova ◽  
V.O. Sushin ◽  
G.E. Sheiko ◽  
Y.A. Israeljan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Motor Functions ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Meta Analyses

Restoration of motor functions in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) is a priority problem of this patient’s category medical rehabilitation. Despite the achievements of modern medicine, the level of movement restoration after SCI is often insignificant, many patients stayed confined to a wheelchair. Secondary complications (osteoporosis, obesity, cardiovascular, respiratory, urogenital, trophic and other disorders) used to develop in the injured people as a result of low physical activity, they aggravate the course of the main disease and complicate the process of medical rehabilitation. A hope for rehabilitation specialist and patients is associated with the appearance of robotic exoskeletons (RES), that might become an innovation means for improving the mobility of patients with SCI. The purpose of the review is to provide information on the possible benefits and disadvantages of the use of RES in the rehabilitation of patients with SCI. This article discusses the general characteristics of modern exoskeletons and the conditions of their use for patients with paralysis of the lower extremities. The article presents Information on the effectiveness and safety of the use of exoskeleton devices in neurorehabilitation, as well as data on limitations and problems associated with exoskeleton use in clinical practice. The results of meta-analyses and randomized studies on the potential benefits of the RES usage both in everyday life and in rehabilitation of patients with SCI are presented. The influence of walking training in the exoskeleton on the degree of motor functions improvement, overall physical activity level and body weight in patients with SCI is highlighted. The article draws attention to the unsolved problems and further perspectives of RES application in patients with SCI. It emphasizes the necessity for protocols standardization and large randomized comparative clinical trials organization with prolonged observational period of patients in order to determine exoskeletons usage potential.

Wheelchair-specific fitness of persons with a long-term spinal cord injury: cross-sectional study on effects of time since injury and physical activity level

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 1180-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja de Groot ◽  
Jan W. van der Scheer ◽  
Arjan J. T. Bakkum ◽  
Jacinthe J. E. Adriaansen ◽  
Christof A. Smit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Time Since Injury

scholarly journals The Spinal Cord Injury Program in Exercise (SCIPE) study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating teleexercise programs for people with spinal cord injury

Trials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Ju Young ◽  
Tapan Mehta ◽  
Yumi Kim ◽  
Sangeetha Padalabalanarayanan ◽  
Chia-Ying Chiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Interim Analysis ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Intervention Period ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cord Injury

Abstract Background Many people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have limited access to tailored, readily available exercise resources. As a result, exercise remains an underutilized treatment strategy for improving health and function in people with SCI. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of two remotely delivered exercise programs for people with SCI. Methods The Spinal Cord Injury Program in Exercise (SCIPE) study is a three-arm adaptive randomized controlled trial examining two 8-week teleexercise interventions: Movement-to-Music (M2M) and Standard Exercise Training (SET), compared to Attention Control (AC) in 327 adults with SCI. The primary outcome is change in physical activity level at post 8-week intervention. The study contains two interim analyses. The first interim analysis will assess feasibility metrics of the protocol after 36 participants complete the 8-week intervention period. The second interim analysis will examine two effectiveness comparisons: SET vs. AC and M2M vs AC, after 165 participants complete the intervention period. Early termination of the intervention arm(s) will take place when non-significant findings are found in the corresponding intervention(s). Incorporation of such interim analysis enhances trial efficiency by dropping the intervention(s) that deemed ineffective. It provides ethical benefits and allows allocation of additional resources to explore the effective intervention(s). Discussion Delivery of teleexercise programs may be an effective strategy for addressing transportation barrier to exercise resources and increasing physical activity level and quality of life in people with SCI. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03925077. Registered trial name: Spinal Cord Injury Program in Exercise (SCIPE). Registered on April 23rd, 2019.

scholarly journals The effect of level of injury and physical activity on heart rate variability following spinal cord injury

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios Kyriakides ◽  
Dimitrios Poulikakos ◽  
Angeliki Galata ◽  
Dimitrios Konstantinou ◽  
Elias Panagiotopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Cord Injury

Metabolic syndrome in people with a long-standing spinal cord injury: associations with physical activity and capacity

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1190-1196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja de Groot ◽  
Jacinthe J. Adriaansen ◽  
Marga Tepper ◽  
Govert J. Snoek ◽  
Lucas H.V. van der Woude ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Aerobic Capacity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Peak Aerobic Capacity

This study investigated (i) the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in people with a long-standing spinal cord injury (SCI); (ii) whether personal or lesion characteristics are determinants of the MetS; and (iii) the association with physical activity or peak aerobic capacity on the MetS. In a cross-sectional study, persons with SCI (N = 223; time since injury of ≥10 years) were tested. The individual components of the MetS were assessed together with the physical activity measured by the Physical Activity Scale for Individuals with Physical Disabilities (PASIPD), while peak aerobic capacity was tested during a graded wheelchair exercise test on a treadmill. Thirty-nine percent of the participants had MetS. In a multivariate logistic regression analyses and after performing a backward regression analysis, only age and education were significant determinants of the MetS. A 10-year increase in age leads to a 1.5 times more chance to have the MetS. Furthermore, people with a low education will multiply the relative risk of MetS compared with people with high education by almost 2. With and without correcting for confounders, no significant relationship was found between PASIPD or peak aerobic capacity and the MetS. It can be concluded that the prevalence of the MetS is high (39%) in people with a long-standing SCI but is comparable to the general Dutch population. Older people and those with a lower education level are most at risk for the MetS. Physical activity and peak aerobic fitness were not related to the MetS in this group with a long-standing SCI.

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