Midha M, Schmitt J K, Sclater M
Spinal Cord Injury Service, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23249, USA.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999 Mar;80(3):258-61. doi: 10.1016/s0003-9993(99)90135-1.
To determine the effect of exercise with the wheelchair aerobic fitness trainer (WAFT) on anthropometric indices, conditioning, and endocrine and metabolic parameters in persons with lower extremity disability.
Exercise sessions with the WAFT lasted 20 to 30 minutes for two to three sessions.
Tertiary-care Veterans Administration medical center.
Twelve subjects (3 with quadriplegia, 7 with paraplegia, 1 with cerebrovascular accident, 1 with bilateral above-knee amputation).
Anthropometric indices (heart rate, blood pressure, weight, oxygen utilization, body mass index, upper arm and abdominal circumference, arm power) and endocrine and metabolic parameters (fasting serum glucose, lipids, and thyroid function) were determined before and after 10 weeks of exercise with the WAFT.
All patients noted improved feelings of well-being after training. Mean resting heart rate, upper arm fat area, and fasting serum cholesterol level decreased significantly. Peak oxygen consumption, midarm circumference, and free thyroxine index increased significantly with training.
WAFT improves quality of life, conditioning, and endocrine-metabolic parameters in disabled persons.
确定使用轮椅有氧健身训练器（WAFT）进行锻炼对下肢残疾者人体测量指标、身体机能以及内分泌和代谢参数的影响。
使用WAFT进行的锻炼课程每次持续20至30分钟，共进行两至三次。
三级医疗退伍军人管理局医疗中心。
12名受试者（3名四肢瘫痪者、7名截瘫者、1名脑血管意外患者、1名双侧膝上截肢者）。
在使用WAFT进行10周锻炼前后，测定人体测量指标（心率、血压、体重、氧利用率、体重指数、上臂和腹围、臂力）以及内分泌和代谢参数（空腹血清葡萄糖、血脂和甲状腺功能）。
所有患者在训练后均表示幸福感增强。静息心率平均值、上臂脂肪面积和空腹血清胆固醇水平显著降低。训练后，峰值耗氧量、上臂中部周长和游离甲状腺素指数显著增加。
WAFT可改善残疾人的生活质量、身体机能以及内分泌代谢参数。
