%0 Journal Article %1 O'Connell1995 %A O'Connell, D. G. %A Barnhart, R. %D 1995 %J Arch Phys Med Rehabil %K Adolescent; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Exercise Therapy; Humans; Meningomyelocele; Muscle, Skeletal; Pilot Projects; Treatment Outcome; Wheelchairs %N 4 %P 368--372 %T Improvement in wheelchair propulsion in pediatric wheelchair users through resistance training: a pilot study. %V 76 %X Six children, three with cerebral palsy and three with myelomeningocele, participated in a progressive, 8-week, circuit muscular strength training program. The program was designed to improve wheelchair propulsion, an important functional outcome. Subjects performed three sets of six-repetition maximum (6-RM) upper body strength exercises, three times a week. Exercises included shoulder flexion, extension, abduction, internal and external rotation, elbow flexion, extension, and shoulder flexion/elbow extension (bench press). Subjects exercised quickly with little rest between each set for approximately 30 minutes per session. All children used wheelchairs extensively and participated in a 50-m, and a 12-minute wheelchair propulsion test before and after the 8-week program. The sign test was used to determine if statistically significant (P < or = .05) wheelchair propulsion or 6-RM changes occurred over the training period. Subjects improved significantly (P < or = .031) in all muscular strength (6-RM) measures and the 12-minute distance test. There was a trend toward improvement in the 50-meter test, although this change was not significant (P < or = .05). The results indicate that progressive resistance exercise training seems to improve muscular strength and wheelchair performance in selected disabled children.

@article{O'Connell1995, abstract = {Six children, three with cerebral palsy and three with myelomeningocele, participated in a progressive, 8-week, circuit muscular strength training program. The program was designed to improve wheelchair propulsion, an important functional outcome. Subjects performed three sets of six-repetition maximum (6-RM) upper body strength exercises, three times a week. Exercises included shoulder flexion, extension, abduction, internal and external rotation, elbow flexion, extension, and shoulder flexion/elbow extension (bench press). Subjects exercised quickly with little rest between each set for approximately 30 minutes per session. All children used wheelchairs extensively and participated in a 50-m, and a 12-minute wheelchair propulsion test before and after the 8-week program. The sign test was used to determine if statistically significant (P < or = .05) wheelchair propulsion or 6-RM changes occurred over the training period. Subjects improved significantly (P < or = .031) in all muscular strength (6-RM) measures and the 12-minute distance test. There was a trend toward improvement in the 50-meter test, although this change was not significant (P < or = .05). The results indicate that progressive resistance exercise training seems to improve muscular strength and wheelchair performance in selected disabled children.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:56:35.000+0200}, author = {O'Connell, D. G. and Barnhart, R.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c6dd6bdba7982edd7cbed20302d7cff1/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {f3841ce1bb68c5ef016650ebe679b78e}, intrahash = {c6dd6bdba7982edd7cbed20302d7cff1}, journal = {Arch Phys Med Rehabil}, keywords = {Adolescent; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Exercise Therapy; Humans; Meningomyelocele; Muscle, Skeletal; Pilot Projects; Treatment Outcome; Wheelchairs}, month = Apr, number = 4, pages = {368--372}, pii = {S0003-9993(95)80663-6}, pmid = {7717838}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:56:35.000+0200}, title = {Improvement in wheelchair propulsion in pediatric wheelchair users through resistance training: a pilot study.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 76, year = 1995 }