Interval training program on a wheelchair ergometer for paraplegic subjects

Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Powered Wheelchair Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that powered wheelchair users who receive the Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP) improve their wheelchair skills in comparison with a control group that receives standard care, and secondarily to assess goal achievement, satisfaction with training, retention, injury rate, confidence with wheelchair use, and participation. DESIGN Randomized controlled t...

Cardio-respiratory and subjective strains sustained by paraplegic subjects, when travelling on a cross slope in a manual wheelchair (MWC).

The aim of this study was to quantify cardiac, energetic and subjective strains during manual wheelchair (MWC) travel on cross slopes (Cs). 25 paraplegics achieved eight 300 m propulsion tests combining 4 Cs (0, 2, 8 and 12%) and 2 velocities (Vi = 0.97 m s(-1), Vc "comfortable"). Heart rate and oxygen uptake were recorded continuously. Subjective rating (RPE) was made on completion of each tes...

A group-enhanced sprint interval training program for amateur athletes.

Sprint interval training (SIT) can elicit improvements in aerobic and anaerobic capacity. While variations in SIT protocols have been investigated, the influence of social processes cannot be overlooked. As research supports the use of groups to influence individual cognitions and behaviours, the current project assessed the effectiveness of a group-based intervention with participants conducti...

DeGroot 1 Development of a training program for manual wheelchair skills and an assessment of effects of training on participation

Balance and stabilization capability of paraplegic wheelchair athletes.

The orientation of paraplegic athletes toward adapted sport activities required good knowledge of their functional characteristics. Wheelchair locomotion, especially for highly dynamic situations, poses the problem of trunk equilibrium management and head stabilization. The study aimed at designing a quantitative method to assess the ability of paraplegics to obtain trunk balance under dynamic ...