In this study the influence of voluntary upper body exercise on the performance of stimulated paralysed human quadriceps was investigated in five subjects with spinal cord lesions in the thoracic spine. The experimental setup consisted of computer-controlled stimulation of the quadriceps using electrodes on the surface of the skin, a dynamometer for isometric or isokinetic loading of the lower ...

in this study, 10 normal volunteers and 5 sports-trained paraplegics with lesions between t6 and l2 were studied whilst walking with axillary crutches and knee-anlde-foot orthoses. all subjects walked at their preferred speed on a figureof- eight track. normal subjects also walked at slower and faster speeds. oxygen consumption, heart rate and rating of perceived exertion were measured. in norm...

Background. Adipose tissue secrets various hormones in body such as adiponectin which has close relationship with controlling weight. Objectives. Therefore, the present article determines movement pattern effect of resistance training on adiponectin, in young men. Methods. 40 male untrained students in 23.8±2.66 years old and weight of 67.43±4.96 kg were randomly selected,...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a single bout of resistance exercise produces an analgesic effect in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN Eleven participants with knee OA (65.9 ± 10.4 yrs), and 11 old (61.3 ± 8.2 yrs) and 11 young (25.0 ± 4.9 yrs) healthy adults performed separate bouts of upper and lower body resistance exercise. Baseline and post-exercise pressure pain threshold...

BACKGROUND Lower and upper body exercise are mandatory constituents of a rehabilitation programme for patients with COPD. However, it is not known how much these exercises may induce pulmonary dynamic hyperinflation (DH). OBJECTIVE To evaluate the DH in patients with COPD exercising the upper and lower parts of the body at the same metabolic demand. METHODS Sixteen patients aged 63 +/- 13 y...

the aim of this study was to compare the effects of substitution of upper and lower body exercises during rest intervals on the quantity of upper body performance and lactate with 75% 1rm (repetition maximum). for this purpose, 15 trained bodybuilders (age 20.9±1.9 years, weight 74.8±5.2 kg and aerobic power 35.48±8.6 ml/kg/min) took part in this study voluntarily. all subjects performed four t...

PURPOSE The present study investigated the effects of high-intensity intermittent training (HIIT) on lower- and upper-body graded exercise and high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE, four Wingate bouts) performance, and on physiological and muscle damage markers responses in judo athletes. METHODS Thirty-five subjects were randomly allocated to a control group (n = 8) or to one of the fol...