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Study Design: Longitudinal training. Objectives: To determine the effects of functional electrical stimulated (FES) leg cycle ergometer training on muscle histochemical characteristics in individuals with motor-complete spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Methods: Six individuals with motor-complete SCI (age 31-50 years; 3-25 years post-injury) trained using FES leg cycle ergometry for 30 min, 3 days per week for 8 weeks. Biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle were obtained pre- and post-training and analyzed for fibre composition, fibre size and capillarization. Results: The majority of muscle fibres were classified as type 2 pre- and post-training. Average fibre area increased 23% (P < 0.05) and capillary number increased 39% (P < 0.05) with training. As a result of these proportional increases, capillarization expressed relative to fibre area was unchanged with training. Conclusions: FES leg cycle ergometer training results in proportional increases in fibre area and capillary number in individuals with SCI. Sponsorship: Supported by the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 264-268 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Spinal Cord |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 Jan 1 |
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Histochemical changes in muscle of individuals with spinal cord injury following functional electrical stimulated exercise training. / Chilibeck, P. D.; Jeon, J.; Weiss, C.; Bell, G.; Burnham, R.
In: Spinal Cord, Vol. 37, No. 4, 01.01.1999, p. 264-268.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Histochemical changes in muscle of individuals with spinal cord injury following functional electrical stimulated exercise training
AU - Chilibeck, P. D.
AU - Jeon, J.
AU - Weiss, C.
AU - Bell, G.
AU - Burnham, R.
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - Study Design: Longitudinal training. Objectives: To determine the effects of functional electrical stimulated (FES) leg cycle ergometer training on muscle histochemical characteristics in individuals with motor-complete spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Methods: Six individuals with motor-complete SCI (age 31-50 years; 3-25 years post-injury) trained using FES leg cycle ergometry for 30 min, 3 days per week for 8 weeks. Biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle were obtained pre- and post-training and analyzed for fibre composition, fibre size and capillarization. Results: The majority of muscle fibres were classified as type 2 pre- and post-training. Average fibre area increased 23% (P < 0.05) and capillary number increased 39% (P < 0.05) with training. As a result of these proportional increases, capillarization expressed relative to fibre area was unchanged with training. Conclusions: FES leg cycle ergometer training results in proportional increases in fibre area and capillary number in individuals with SCI. Sponsorship: Supported by the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.
AB - Study Design: Longitudinal training. Objectives: To determine the effects of functional electrical stimulated (FES) leg cycle ergometer training on muscle histochemical characteristics in individuals with motor-complete spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Methods: Six individuals with motor-complete SCI (age 31-50 years; 3-25 years post-injury) trained using FES leg cycle ergometry for 30 min, 3 days per week for 8 weeks. Biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle were obtained pre- and post-training and analyzed for fibre composition, fibre size and capillarization. Results: The majority of muscle fibres were classified as type 2 pre- and post-training. Average fibre area increased 23% (P < 0.05) and capillary number increased 39% (P < 0.05) with training. As a result of these proportional increases, capillarization expressed relative to fibre area was unchanged with training. Conclusions: FES leg cycle ergometer training results in proportional increases in fibre area and capillary number in individuals with SCI. Sponsorship: Supported by the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.
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