Journal article
Exercise Improves Cardiorespiratory Fitness, but Not Arterial Health, after Spinal Cord Injury: The CHOICES Trial
Abstract
Arterial stiffness, as measured by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), is elevated after spinal cord injury (SCI). In the uninjured population, exercise training has been shown to reduce arterial stiffness. In a randomized, multi-center clinical trial, we evaluated the impact of two exercise interventions on cardiovascular disease risk factors in persons with chronic SCI. A total of 46 adults with motor-complete SCI with neurological …
Authors
Alrashidi AA; Nightingale TE; Currie KD; Hubli M; MacDonald MJ; Hicks AL; Oh P; Craven BC; Krassioukov AV
Journal
Journal of Neurotrauma, Vol. 38, No. 21, pp. 3020–3029
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert
Publication Date
November 1, 2021
DOI
10.1089/neu.2021.0071
ISSN
0897-7151