Open AccessHeart Rate Response During Underwater Treadmill Training in Adults with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Author(s) -
Sandra L. Stevens,
Don W. Morgan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1945-5763
pISSN - 1082-0744
DOI - 10.1310/sci2101-40
Subject(s) - medicine , heart rate , spinal cord injury , treadmill , physical therapy , preferred walking speed , physical medicine and rehabilitation , balance (ability) , spinal cord , blood pressure , psychiatry
Walking on a submerged treadmill can improve mobility in persons displaying lower limb muscle weakness and balance deficits. Little is known, however, regarding the effect of water treadmill exercise on cardiac performance in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI).
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