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  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Sports Science

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  • Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience reduced physical activity and cardiovascular health.
  • Optimizing rehabilitation through physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) is crucial for improving health outcomes in SCI.
  • Understanding the actual cardiovascular demands during inpatient rehabilitation is essential for enhancing therapeutic strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify cardiovascular stress, self-reported physical activity, and objectively measured physical activity in individuals with SCI during PT and OT.
  • To examine the relationship between self-reported and objectively measured physical activity and cardiovascular stress during rehabilitation.

Main Methods:

  • An observational study was conducted at two inpatient SCI rehabilitation centers.
  • Eighty-seven participants with SCI underwent Holter monitoring for heart rate and wore wrist accelerometers during 334 PT and OT sessions.
  • Physical activity was also assessed using the Physical Activity Recall Assessment for People with SCI questionnaire.

Main Results:

  • Participants spent a median of only 5 minutes within a cardiovascular training zone (≥40% heart rate reserve) during therapy sessions.
  • In contrast, individuals self-reported at least 60 minutes of higher-intensity activity.
  • A low but statistically significant correlation was found between all measured variables.

Conclusions:

  • Inpatient PT and OT sessions for individuals with SCI generate low cardiovascular stress, insufficient for achieving meaningful training effects to improve neurological, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal health.
  • This indicates a missed opportunity to maximize rehabilitation outcomes.
  • Self-reported physical activity intensity and duration during therapy do not align with objective physiological measures, highlighting a discrepancy in perceived versus actual exertion.