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Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, and Oxygen Consumption during Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Exercise
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The cardiovascular response to orthopaedic rehabilitation may carry clinical significance, particularly for individuals who are deconditioned, elderly, or have underlying heart disease. We examined heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen consumption responses in individuals performing commonly used orthopaedic rehabilitation protocols. The rate pressure product during these rehabilitation protocols was approximately 80% of that achieved during maximum cycle ergometry tests. Maximum systolic blood pressures in both men and women were higher during orthopaedic rehabilitation protocols than maximum cycle ergometry. Patients undergoing velocity spectrum orthopaedic ~ehabilitations hould be monitored for their heart rate and blood pressure. Caution should be observed in cardiac and elderly individuals undergoing these rehabilitation protocols. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1987;8(7):346-350.
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