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- Title
The effect of increasing effort on movement economy during incremental cycling exercise in individuals early after acquired brain injury.
- Authors
Dawes H; Bateman A; Culpan J; Scott O; Wade DT; Roach N; Greenwood R
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of increasing effort on energy cost as measured by oxygen consumption (VO2) during cycling exercise in individuals early after acquired brain injury (ABI). DESIGN: An experimental correlation design. SETTING: Specialist neurorehabilitation centre. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-eight individuals were recruited early after acquired brain injury. Nine individuals had spasticity; Ashworth Scale >1 in either upper or lower limbs. INTERVENTION: The VO2 was measured in relation to workload during a graded exercise test. RESULTS: The VO2 increased in a linear fashion with increases in workload in 34 individuals. Only one individual with spasticity demonstrated a nonlinear relationship. CONCLUSION: Increasing the workload during cycling exercise does not disproportionately increase energy cost in most individuals with spasticity early after ABI.
- Publication
Clinical Rehabilitation, 2003, Vol 17, Issue 5, p528
- ISSN
0269-2155
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1191/0269215503cr646oa