Resting cardiopulmonary function in paralympic athletes with cervical spinal cord injury

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 323-329

  West, Christopher R ^a   Campbell, Ian G ^a   Shave, Robert E ^a,b   Romer, Lee M ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Diaphragm; Phrenic nerve; Pulmonary; Tetraplegia; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DIAPHRAGM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FOOTBALL; HEART; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; ATHLETES; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; DIAPHRAGM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOOTBALL; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; REST; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STROKE VOLUME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858295215     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31822b7441     Document Type: Article

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