STUDY DESIGN: A prospective intervention of functional electrical stimulation leg cycle ergometry (FES-LCE) of four women with spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of FES-LCE training on arterial compliance in individuals with chronic SCI of traumatic origin. SETTING: Tertiary rehabilitation center in Canada. METHODS: Large and small artery compliance were measured at the radial artery before and after a 3-month training program using FES-LCE. RESULTS: There was no significant change in large artery compliance after FES-LCE (16.0+/-4.2 to 16.8+/-6.1 ml mm Hg(-1) x 10, P=NS). There was a marked (63%) increase in small artery compliance after the FES training program (4.2+/-1.8 to 6.9+/-3.2 ml mm Hg(-1) x 100, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: It appears that FES-LCE is effective in improving small artery compliance in females with SCI.
STUDY DESIGN: A prospective intervention of functional electrical stimulation leg cycle ergometry (FES-LCE) of four women with spinal cord injury (SCI). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of FES-LCE training on arterial compliance in individuals with chronic SCI of traumatic origin. SETTING: Tertiary rehabilitation center in Canada. METHODS: Large and small artery compliance were measured at the radial artery before and after a 3-month training program using FES-LCE. RESULTS: There was no significant change in large artery compliance after FES-LCE (16.0+/-4.2 to 16.8+/-6.1 ml mm Hg(-1) x 10, P=NS). There was a marked (63%) increase in small artery compliance after the FES training program (4.2+/-1.8 to 6.9+/-3.2 ml mm Hg(-1) x 100, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: It appears that FES-LCE is effective in improving small artery compliance in females with SCI.
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