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Exercise Stress Testing Persons with Neurologic Impairment: Results of Four Different Modalities in Multiple SclerosisDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, New York
Medical Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York
Medical Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York
Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, New York Four persons with varying degrees of disability due to multiple sclerosis (MS) were stress tested on four different exercise modalities—treadmill, stationary cycle, arm crank, and arm plus leg ergometer. Oxygen consumption, workload, heart rate, and rate-pressure product were highest when the arm plus leg ergometer was used. The strenuousness of the exercise seemed less when carried out by the larger muscle mass of arms plus legs than when exercised using arms or legs alone. The results thus suggested that, of the methods tested, use of arm plus leg ergometry may afford the best evaluation of fitness and cardiopulmonary status.
Key Words: Exercise • Multiple Sclerosis • Fatigue • Stress testing • Aerobic conditioning.
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Vol. 6, No. 1,
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