Changes in supraspinatus and biceps tendon thickness: influence of fatiguing propulsion in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest design.

Objectives

To identify acute changes in the supraspinatus and biceps tendon following fatiguing wheelchair propulsion and to associate tendon changes with risk factors associated with shoulder pain in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting

Biomechanical laboratory Swiss Paraplegic Research.

Methods

A population-based sample of 50 wheelchair users with SCI at lesion level T2 or below participated. Fatigue was measured by using the rate of perceived exertion and heart rate. Linear regression techniques were used to assess the association between the dependent and independent variables. Dependent variables included absolute differences in supraspinatus and biceps tendon thickness, contrast, and ec

SUBMITTER: Bossuyt FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7065940 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature