The effects of functional electrical stimulation leg cycle ergometry training on arterial compliance in individuals with spinal cord injury.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
A prospective intervention of functional electrical stimulation leg cycle ergometry (FES-LCE) of four women with spinal cord injury (SCI). To evaluate the effect of FES-LCE training on arterial compliance in individuals with chronic SCI of traumatic origin. Tertiary rehabilitation center in Canada. Large and small artery compliance were measured at the radial artery before and after a 3-month training program using FES-LCE. There was no significant change in large artery compliance after FES-LCE (16.0+/-4.2 to 16.8+/-6.1 ml mm Hg(-1) x 10, P=NS). There was a marked (63%) increase in small artery compliance after the FES training program (4.2+/-1.8 to 6.9+/-3.2 ml mm Hg(-1) x 100, P<0.05). It appears that FES-LCE is effective in improving small artery compliance in females with SCI.
Medical subject headings
- Compliance
- Electric Stimulation Therapy
- Ergometry
- Leg
- Spinal Cord Injuries