Open AccessThe Effect of Electrically Induced Cycling and Nutritional Counseling on Cardiometabolic Health in Upper and Lower Motor Neuron Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: Dual Case Report
Author(s) -
David R. Dolbow,
Daniel P. Credeur,
Jennifer Lemacks,
Mujtaba Rahimi,
Dobrivoje S. Stokić
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of neurorehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2376-0281
DOI - 10.4172/2376-0281.1000336
Subject(s) - spinal cord injury , cycling , medicine , functional electrical stimulation , upper motor neuron , lean body mass , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , spinal cord , stimulation , disease , body weight , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , archaeology , psychiatry , history
Various therapies have been utilized to improve cardiometabolic health after spinal cord injury (SCI), including Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) cycling. Typically, FES is used in SCI cases resulting from Upper Motor Neuron Injury (UMN-SCI). However, it has been reported that FES may improve muscle torque and functional mobility in individuals with Lower Motor Neuron Injuries (LMN-SCI) but potential effects on cardiometabolic health have not been studied before. Thus, this study examined the cardiometabolic health response to FES cycling combined with nutritional counseling in two individuals with chronic SCI; one person with LMN-SCI and one with UMN-SCI.