%0 Journal Article %1 Tobimatsu1998 %A Tobimatsu, Y. %A Nakamura, R. %A Kusano, S. %A Iwasaki, Y. %D 1998 %J Arch Phys Med Rehabil %K Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Cerebral Palsy; Exercise Test; Tolerance; Heart Rate; Humans; Locomotion; Male; Oxygen Consumption; Physical Endurance; Regression Analysis %N 8 %P 991--993 %T Cardiorespiratory endurance in people with cerebral palsy measured using an arm ergometer. %V 79 %X OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cardiorespiratory endurance, a component of physical fitness, in people with cerebral palsy (CP) is lower than that in able-bodied people, and whether the difference in locomotion of CP patients affects their cardiorespiratory endurance. DESIGN: Nonrandomized control trial. SETTING: Referred care center. SUBJECTS: Twelve men with CP who were independent in daily life and 7 able-bodied control volunteers. INTERVENTION: Cardiorespiratory endurance of the subjects was measured with an arm ergometer. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate (HR), and physical working capacity (PWC) measured during arm ergometer rotation. RESULTS: The 75\%VO2max and 75\%HRmax did not differ significantly between CP subjects and control subjects, or between ambulatory CP subjects and wheelchair-bound CP subjects. However, the PWC at 75\%HRmax of the CP subjects was significantly lower than that of the control subjects. CONCLUSION: Cardiorespiratory endurance does not differ significantly between people with CP and able-bodied people. Type of locomotion does not affect cardiorespiratory endurance. However, the highest PWC performed by the CP subjects was significantly lower than that of the control subjects.

@article{Tobimatsu1998, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cardiorespiratory endurance, a component of physical fitness, in people with cerebral palsy (CP) is lower than that in able-bodied people, and whether the difference in locomotion of CP patients affects their cardiorespiratory endurance. DESIGN: Nonrandomized control trial. SETTING: Referred care center. SUBJECTS: Twelve men with CP who were independent in daily life and 7 able-bodied control volunteers. INTERVENTION: Cardiorespiratory endurance of the subjects was measured with an arm ergometer. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate (HR), and physical working capacity (PWC) measured during arm ergometer rotation. RESULTS: The 75\%VO2max and 75\%HRmax did not differ significantly between CP subjects and control subjects, or between ambulatory CP subjects and wheelchair-bound CP subjects. However, the PWC at 75\%HRmax of the CP subjects was significantly lower than that of the control subjects. CONCLUSION: Cardiorespiratory endurance does not differ significantly between people with CP and able-bodied people. Type of locomotion does not affect cardiorespiratory endurance. However, the highest PWC performed by the CP subjects was significantly lower than that of the control subjects.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:43:23.000+0200}, author = {Tobimatsu, Y. and Nakamura, R. and Kusano, S. and Iwasaki, Y.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2241e03b9f6bcf0b5fc95dc645bc2b0ee/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {f3f300cdc43c60a7817eba48a019b037}, intrahash = {241e03b9f6bcf0b5fc95dc645bc2b0ee}, journal = {Arch Phys Med Rehabil}, keywords = {Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Cerebral Palsy; Exercise Test; Tolerance; Heart Rate; Humans; Locomotion; Male; Oxygen Consumption; Physical Endurance; Regression Analysis}, month = Aug, number = 8, pages = {991--993}, pii = {S0003-9993(98)90099-5}, pmid = {9710174}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:48:44.000+0200}, title = {Cardiorespiratory endurance in people with cerebral palsy measured using an arm ergometer.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 79, year = 1998 }