Cardiovascular control, autonomic function, and elite endurance performance in spinal cord injury

We aimed to determine the relationship between level of injury, completeness of injury, resting as well as exercise hemodynamics, and endurance performance in athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI). Twenty‐three elite male paracycling athletes (C3‐T8) were assessed for neurological level/completenes...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 2015-08, Vol.25 (4), p.476-485
Main Authors: West, C. R., Gee, C. M., Voss, C., Hubli, M., Currie, K. D., Schmid, J., Krassioukov, A. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Athletic Performance - physiology
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - etiology
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology
Bicycling - physiology
Blood Pressure
Cervical Vertebrae
exercise
Exercise Test
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
paracycling
paraplegia
Physical Endurance - physiology
Spinal Cord Injuries - classification
Spinal Cord Injuries - complications
Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology
Sports for Persons with Disabilities - physiology
Tetraplegia
Thoracic Vertebrae
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Summary:We aimed to determine the relationship between level of injury, completeness of injury, resting as well as exercise hemodynamics, and endurance performance in athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI). Twenty‐three elite male paracycling athletes (C3‐T8) were assessed for neurological level/completeness of injury, autonomic completeness of injury, resting cardiovascular function, and time to complete a 17.3‐km World Championship time‐trial test. A subset were also fitted with heart rate (HR) monitors and their cycles were fitted with a global positioning systems device (n = 15). Thoracic SCI exhibited higher seated systolic blood pressure along with superior time‐trial performance compared with cervical SCI (all P 
ISSN:0905-7188
1600-0838
DOI:10.1111/sms.12308