Merolla, Giovanni and Dellabiancia, Fabio and Filippi, Maria Vittoria and De Santis, Elisa and Alpi, Daniele and Magrini, Paola and Porcellini, Giuseppe (2014) Assessment of the ability of wheelchair subjects with spinal cord injury to perform a specific protocol of shoulder training: a pilot study. M.L.T.J. Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 4 (2). pp. 165-176. ISSN 2240-4554
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Abstract
Background: a regular program of exercises in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) can contribute to reduce the risk of upper extremities injuries. Methods: in this prospective laboratory study we tested the hypothesis that a training machine developed for able-body users is suitable for a shoulder training protocol in 11 paraplegic subjects with SCI. Overall subjects were assessed with the SCIM III, CS, DASH and standard shoulder examination. We set a protocol of shoulder exercises performed with a training machine. Overall subjects were able to perform the protocol but 2 did not complete the exercises n° 6 and 7. The position of the wheelchair during each exercise was recorded. Wheelchair position/loading level were significantly correlated with the protocol n° 2, 3 and 5 as well as BMI/loading level for the exercises n° 5 and 9 and age/loading level for the exercise n° 7. Clinical scores were neither correlated with loading nor with anthropometric data. Results/Conclusions: from the analysis of data collected in this study arised that: 1) the training machine needs some adjustments for paraplegic subjects, 2) the training protocol was appropriate except for the exercises needing a torso-rotation and 3) the template for wheelchair position may be a valid guide for an optimal paraplegic shoulder training.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | exercise, shoulder, spinal cord injury, training, wheelchair |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia > 617.1 Ferite e lesioni |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2015 10:31 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2015 10:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/10836 |
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