Physiological responses to exercise in wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injury

Authors

  • Rafael Menezes-Reis Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP
  • Victor Barbosa Ribeiro Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP
  • Hugo Tourinho Filho Escola de Educação Física e Esporte de Ribeirão Preto - USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v14n1.5216

Keywords:

Adaptation, physiological, Wheelchairs, Spinal cord injuries, Sports.

Abstract

Introduction: Athletes with spinal cord injury have overall aerobic capacity reduced, compared with non-disabled individuals. However, their training has been conducted the same way as a healthy athlete, disregarding their peculiarities. Objective: To identify what has been reported in the literature in recent years involving the aerobic capacity of wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injury. Methods: A systematic review by searching for original articles published in English and indexed in the PubMed database was performed. Results: Forty-four original articles were found and of these only 17 met our criteria for inclusion and exclusion of this research. Conclusion: The lesion level and the mobility degree directly affect the aerobic capacity of these athletes. Wheelchair athletes have VO2peak and aerobic power similar to healthy athletes, and higher HRmax. Wheelchair athletes in sports that require continuous effort exhibited better aerobic capacity than athletes in sports requiring only intermittent effort.

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Author Biographies

Rafael Menezes-Reis, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP

Fisioterapeuta, Doutorando pelo Programa de Ciências da Saúde Aplicadas ao Aparelho Locomotor. Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto

Victor Barbosa Ribeiro, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP

Fisioterapeuta e Educador Físico, Doutorando pelo Programa de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto

Hugo Tourinho Filho, Escola de Educação Física e Esporte de Ribeirão Preto - USP

Professor Doutor da Escola da EEFERP – USP. Universidade de São Paulo - Escola de Educação Física e Esporte de Ribeirão Preto

Published

2015-04-30

How to Cite

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Menezes-Reis R, Ribeiro VB, Tourinho Filho H. Physiological responses to exercise in wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injury. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2015 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 4];14(1):161-8. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/5216

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Section

Literature reviews