Cardio Respiratory Fitness Testing in Spinal Cord Injury Patients Using 6 Minute Push Test
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction : 6-minute Push test has been demonstrated as a reliable and valid measure for testing aerobic fitness in patients with spinal cord injury. Purpose of this study was to assess aerobic fitness in patients with spinal cord injury using 6-minute push test and Heart rate recovery. Method : Total 47 spinal cord injury patients were randomly selected for the study. 6-minute push test distance and heart rate recovery were assessed. Mean 6-minute push test distance was calculated. Relationship between 6-minute push test distance and heart rate recovery was analyzed by calculating correlation coefficient(r). Results: Mean 6-minute push test distances calculated for the paraplegics and the tetraplegics were 280 and 148 meters respectively. 6-minute push test distance was positively correlated(r=0.87) with heart rate recovery. Conclusions: Patients with larger 6-minute push test distance are having faster heart rate recovery.
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Ravi Solanki, Pooja Chaudhari, Anjali Bhise
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