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Infographic. Thermoregulatory impairment in athletes with a spinal cord injury
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine, 2019.
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Abstract
- Presented in this infographic is a summary of studies investigating the thermoregulatory impairment of athletes with a spinal cord injury during real-world sporting scenarios. The infographic depicts the heightened thermal strain experienced by athletes with tetraplegia (high level lesions), both compared to athletes with paraplegia (low level lesions) and within the sport of wheelchair rugby. In addition to the cooling interventions presented, the infographic highlights the significant need for appropriate interventions to reduce the risk of overheating and potential performance decrements. This infographic was field tested with those who work within a wheelchair sports environment, ranging from practitioners, researchers, athletes with an SCI and sports clinicians. The experimental studies were also designed in consultation with the wheelchair rugby coaches and players.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Thermal strain
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Exercise physiology
Spinal cord injury
Tetraplegia
Spinal Cord Injuries
Paraplegia
biology
business.industry
Athletes
030229 sport sciences
General Medicine
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
nervous system diseases
Para-Athletes
business
human activities
Body Temperature Regulation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03063674
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....037045c4af63e498bff121ac91294096