scholarly journals Exercise Intensity during Treadmill Walking with Gait-Patterned FES among Patients with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Case Series

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masae Miyatani ◽  
Kei Masani ◽  
Noritaka Kawashima ◽  
B. Cathy Craven ◽  
T. Adam Thrasher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Exercise Intensity ◽  
Clinical Relevance ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Exercise ◽  
Cord Injury

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.

scholarly journals Cardiorespiratory Responses to 10 Weeks of Exoskeleton-Assisted Overground Walking Training inChronic Nonambulatory Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5022
Author(s):  
Jae Hyeon Park ◽  
Hyeon Seong Kim ◽  
Seong Ho Jang ◽  
Dong Jin Hyun ◽  
Sang In Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Exercise Intensity ◽  
Moderate Physical Activity ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Cardiorespiratory System ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Responses ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Walking Efficiency

Exercise intensity of exoskeleton-assisted walking in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) has been reported as moderate. However, the cardiorespiratory responses to long-term exoskeleton-assisted walking have not been sufficiently investigated. We investigated the cardiorespiratory responses to 10 weeks of exoskeleton-assisted walking training in patients with SCI. Chronic nonambulatory patients with SCI were recruited from an outpatient clinic. Walking training with an exoskeleton was conducted three times per week for 10 weeks. Oxygen consumption and heart rate (HR) were measured during a 6-min walking test at pre-, mid-, and post-training. Exercise intensity was determined according to the metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs) for SCI and HR relative to the HR reserve (%HRR). Walking efficiency was calculated as oxygen consumption divided by walking speed. The exercise intensity according to the METs (both peak and average) corresponded to moderate physical activity and did not change after training. The %HRR demonstrated a moderate (peak %HRR) and light (average %HRR) exercise intensity level, and the average %HRR significantly decreased at post-training compared with mid-training (31.6 ± 8.9% to 24.3 ± 7.3%, p = 0.013). Walking efficiency progressively improved after training. Walking with an exoskeleton for 10 weeks may affect the cardiorespiratory system in chronic patients with SCI.

scholarly journals Effects of water immersion on gait initiation: part II of a case series after incomplete spinal cord injury

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andresa R. Marinho-Buzelli ◽  
Ana Maria Forti Barela ◽  
B. Catharine Craven ◽  
Kei Masani ◽  
Hossein Rouhani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Gait Initiation ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury
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