Effects of respiratory muscle endurance training on wheelchair racing performance in athletes with paraplegia: a pilot study

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine : Official Journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine
Gabi MuellerMaria Te Hopman

Abstract

Respiratory muscle endurance training (RMET) has been shown to improve both respiratory muscle and cycling exercise endurance in able-bodied subjects. Since effects of RMET on upper extremity exercise performance have not yet been investigated, we evaluated the effects of RMET on 10-km time-trial performance in wheelchair racing athletes. Pilot study, controlled before and after trial. Spinal cord injury research center. 12 competitive wheelchair racing athletes. The training group performed 30 sessions of RMET for 30 min each. The control group did no respiratory muscle training. Differences in 10-km time-trial performance pre- versus postintervention. In the training group, the time of the 10-km time-trial decreased significantly from before versus after intervention (27.1 +/- 9.0 vs. 24.1 +/- 6.6 min); this did not occur in the control group (23.3 +/- 2.8 vs. 23.2 +/- 2.4 min). No between groups difference was present (P = 0.150). Respiratory muscle endurance increased significantly within the training group (9.1 +/- 7.2 vs. 39.9 +/- 17.8 min) and between groups, but not within the control group (4.3 +/- 2.9 vs. 6.6 +/- 7.0 min) before versus after intervention. There was a strong trend, with a large observed effect size of ...Continue Reading

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