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Physical Capacity and Fitness
A web focus from Spinal Cord
This focus looks at the physical capacity and fitness following SCI.
We hope you enjoy our focus inspired by the themes of the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Spinal Cord Society in September 2014.
Follow the contributions to this debate in Spinal Cord
Effects of an exercise programme on musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury—results from a seated double-poling ergometer study FREE
C Norrbrink, T Lindberg, K Wahman and A Bjerkefors
Spinal Cord 50: 457-461; Published online, 31 January 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2011.160
Fatigue level in spinal cord injury AIS D community ambulatory subjects FREE
O Freixes, M E Rivas, P E Agrati, V Bochkezanian, S V Waldman and L E Olmos
Spinal Cord 50: 422-425; Published online, 24 January 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2011.175
Sport, free time and hobbies in people with spinal cord injury FREE
P Sale, F Mazzarella, M C Pagliacci, S Aito, M Agosti and M Franceschini
Spinal Cord 50: 452-456; Published online, 10 January 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2011.161
An investigation of seasonal variation in leisure-time physical activity in persons with spinal cord injury FREE
M-J Perrier, A E Latimer-Cheung, K A M Ginis and null null
Spinal Cord 50: 507-511; Published online, 06 March 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2012.11
Systematic review of the methodological quality and outcome measures utilized in exercise interventions for adults with spinal cord injury FREE
S R Silverman, L A Schertz, H K Yuen, J D Lowman and C S Bickel
Spinal Cord 50: 718-727; Published online, 10 July 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2012.78
Exercise participation barrier prevalence and association with exercise participation status in individuals with spinal cord injury FREE
R E Cowan, M S Nash and K D Anderson
Spinal Cord 51: 27-32; Published online, 15 May 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2012.53
Time of physical exercise practice after injury in cervical spinal cord-injured men is related to the increase in insulin sensitivity FREE
J C Koury, M C F Passos, F A Figueiredo, A Chain and J G Franco
Spinal Cord 51: 116-119; Published online, 10 July 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2012.85
Effects of training status on arterial compliance in able-bodied persons and persons with spinal cord injury FREE
S C Wong, S S D Bredin, A V Krassioukov, A Taylor and D E R Warburton
Spinal Cord 51: 278-281; Published online, 11 December 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2012.151
Longitudinal association between lifestyle and coronary heart disease risk factors among individuals with spinal cord injury FREE
S de Groot, M W Post, G J Snoek, M Schuitemaker and L H van der Woude
Spinal Cord 51: 314-318; Published online, 04 December 2012; doi:10.1038/sc.2012.153
Development of an evidence-informed leisure time physical activity resource for adults with spinal cord injury: the SCI Get Fit Toolkit FREE
K P Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K A Martin Ginis, A E Latimer-Cheung, C Bourne, D Campbell, S Cappe, S Ginis, A L Hicks, P Pomerleau and K Smith
Spinal Cord 51: 491-500; Published online, 23 April 2013; doi:10.1038/sc.2013.7
Increase in interleukin-6 immediately after wheelchair basketball games in persons with spinal cord injury: preliminary report FREE
T Kinoshita, T Nakamura, Y Umemoto, D Kojima, T Moriki, T Mitsui, M Goto, Y Ishida and F Tajima
Spinal Cord 51: 508-510; Published online, 12 February 2013; doi:10.1038/sc.2013.4
Physical activity classification utilizing SenseWear activity monitor in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury FREE
S V Hiremath, D Ding, J Farringdon, N Vyas and R A Cooper
Spinal Cord 51: 705-709; Published online, 21 May 2013; doi:10.1038/sc.2013.39
Validation of the use of Actigraph GT3X accelerometers to estimate energy expenditure in full time manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury FREE
X García-Massó, P Serra-Añó, L M García-Raffi, E A Sánchez-Pérez, J López-Pascual and L M Gonzalez
Spinal Cord 51: 898-903; Published online, 03 September 2013; doi:10.1038/sc.2013.85
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