Wheelchair Rugby Improves Pulmonary Function in People With Tetraplegia After 1 Year of Training

Wheelchair Rugby Improves Pulmonary Function in People With Tetraplegia After 1 Year of Training

ABSTRACTMoreno, MA, Paris, JV, Sarro, KJ, Lodovico, A, Silvatti, AP, and Barros, RML. Wheelchair rugby improves pulmonary function in people with tetraplegia after 1 year of training. J Strength Cond Res 27(1)50–56, 2013—This study investigated the effects of 1 year of regular wheelchair rugby train...

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Published in:Journal of strength and conditioning research Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 50 - 56
Main Authors: Moreno, Marlene A., Paris, Juliana V., Sarro, Karine J., Lodovico, Angélica, Silvatti, Amanda P., Barros, Ricardo M. L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States National Strength and Conditioning Association 01-01-2013
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:
Adult
Athletes with disabilities
Case-Control Studies
Football - physiology
Humans
Lung - physiopathology
Male
Physical Education and Training
Quadriplegia - physiopathology
Regression Analysis
Respiratory Function Tests
Rugby
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology
Sports training
Statistics, Nonparametric
Treatment Outcome
Ventilation
Wheelchairs
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Summary:ABSTRACTMoreno, MA, Paris, JV, Sarro, KJ, Lodovico, A, Silvatti, AP, and Barros, RML. Wheelchair rugby improves pulmonary function in people with tetraplegia after 1 year of training. J Strength Cond Res 27(1)50–56, 2013—This study investigated the effects of 1 year of regular wheelchair rugby training on the pulmonary function of subjects with tetraplegia. A total of 15 male subjects with tetraplegia participated in this study and were divided into an experimental group of rugby players (n = 8) and a control group (n = 7) of sedentary tetraplegic subjects. Both groups underwent spirometry, and the experimental group was tested before and after participating of a regular 1-year program of wheelchair rugby training. At the beginning of the training program, all the subjects presented reduced pulmonary function compared with predicted values (p < 0.05) for healthy subjects. There were a significant increase in forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expired volume after 1 second (FEV1), and maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV, p < 0.05) values after 1 year of regular wheelchair rugby training. The regression analysis between total training time and spirometric variables FVC (r = 0.97, p < 0.0001) and MVV (r = 0.58, p = 0.02) revealed that the players with longer training time had higher pulmonary function values. This study showed that regular wheelchair rugby training can improve the pulmonary function of subjects with spinal cord injuries.
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ISSN:1064-8011
1533-4287
DOI:10.1519/JSC.0b013e318252f5fe