Exercise Intensity during Treadmill Walking with Gait-Patterned FES among Patients with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury : Case Series
Joint Authors
Miyatani, Masae
Popovic, Milos R.
Kawashima, Noritaka
Thrasher, T. Adam
Craven, B. Catharine
Masani, Kei
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To determine the feasibility of increasing the cardiopulmonary exercise intensity during walking with gait-patterned functional electrical stimulation (GP-FES) among individuals with motor incomplete SCI.
Methods.
Two men with motor-incomplete SCI (Subjects A and B, age 45 and 50 years; Level of Injury: C4 and T10; AIS score: D and D, resp.) performed a three sequential four-minute continuous walking sessions [(1) regular gait (non-GP-FES-1); (2) gait with GP-FES (GP-FES); (3) regular gait (non-GP-FES-2)].
Oxygen consumption (Vo2) was measured continuously during trials.
Results.
Vo2 was higher during GP-FES (Subjects A and B; 14.5 and 19.1 mL/kg/min, resp.) as compared to regular gait (Non-GP-FES-1: Subjects A and B; 13.4 and 17.0: mL/kg/min, resp.; non-GP-FES-2: Subjects A and B; 13.1 and 17.5: mL/kg/min, resp.).
Conclusion.
The exercise intensity of GP-FES walking was higher than that of regular walking among individuals with motor incomplete SCI.
Further investigations are required to determine the clinical relevance of the exercise.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Miyatani, Masae& Masani, Kei& Kawashima, Noritaka& Craven, B. Catharine& Thrasher, T. Adam& Popovic, Milos R.. 2012. Exercise Intensity during Treadmill Walking with Gait-Patterned FES among Patients with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury : Case Series. ISRN Rehabilitation،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Miyatani, Masae…[et al.]. Exercise Intensity during Treadmill Walking with Gait-Patterned FES among Patients with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury : Case Series. ISRN Rehabilitation No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Miyatani, Masae& Masani, Kei& Kawashima, Noritaka& Craven, B. Catharine& Thrasher, T. Adam& Popovic, Milos R.. Exercise Intensity during Treadmill Walking with Gait-Patterned FES among Patients with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury : Case Series. ISRN Rehabilitation. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457532
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457532