Tolerable exercise intensity in the early rehabilitation of paraplegic patients. A preliminary study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 684-690

  Capodaglio, Paolo ^a   Grilli, Cesare ^a   Bazzini, Giacomo ^a  

^a Clinica del Lavoro Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arm cranking; Oxygen consumption; Paraplegia; Perceived exertion; Physical work capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; ERGOMETER; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0029836010     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.124     Document Type: Article

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