Passive leg movements and passive cycling do not alter arterial leg blood flow in subjects with spinal cord injury.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Subjects with a spinal cord injury (SCI) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease-related secondary complications, such as pressure ulcers and attenuated wound healing. It has been suggested that passive exercise enhances blood flow via mechanical pump effects or refl...
| Publicado en: | Physical Therapy Vol. 86; no. 5; pp. 636 - 646 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
May2006
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