Effect of a pulsating anti-gravity suit on peak exercise performance in individual with spinal cord injuries

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 202-204

  Houtman, Sibrand ^a   Thielen, Josephien J H C ^a   Binkhorst, Rob A ^a   Hopman, Maria T E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arm exercise; Oxygen uptake; Paraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MAST SUIT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; ARM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; GRAVITY SUITS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0032917165     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050496     Document Type: Article

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