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Comparison of blood lactate elimination in individuals with paraplegia and able-bodied individuals during active recovery from exhaustive exercise.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18533413     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare blood lactate elimination between individuals with paraplegia (P) and able-bodied (AB) individuals after strenuous arm exercise. METHODS: Eight P and 8 AB men (matched for age, height, and weight) participated in this study. Average weekly arm-training volume for P participants (eg, hand bike, wheelchair basketball) and AB participants (eg, swimming, rowing, cross-country skiing) was 4.1 +/- 1.6 vs 2.8 +/- 0.8 h. A maximal-arm-cranking intensity-graded exercise test to volitional exhaustion was performed by all test participants. Immediately after the exercise test, the participants performed arm cranking for another 30 minutes at a workload of one third of the maximally achieved power output. During this active recovery, mixed-capillary blood samples were taken for lactate analysis. RESULTS: The lactate accumulation constant was significantly higher for P individuals, whereas the lactate elimination constant showed no significant difference between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with paraplegia seem to have no disadvantages in lactate elimination after exhaustive arm exercise compared with able-bodied individuals.
Authors:
Christof Leicht; Claudio Perret
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of spinal cord medicine     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1079-0268     ISO Abbreviation:  J Spinal Cord Med     Publication Date:  2008  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-06-06     Completed Date:  2008-08-13     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9504452     Medline TA:  J Spinal Cord Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  60-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute for Clinical Research, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Exercise / physiology*
Exercise Therapy / methods*
Humans
Lactic Acid / blood*
Male
Middle Aged
Paraplegia / blood*,  rehabilitation*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50-21-5/Lactic Acid
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