The effects of eight weeks of aerobic exercise on cardiovascular, respiratory and lipidemic factors in spinal cord injured individuals

People with spinal cord injuries (SCIs)، are at risk for cardiorespiratory illnesses because sedentary. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of eight weeks of aerobic exercise on cardiovascular، respiratory and lipidemic factors in spinal cord injured individuals.

20 Esfahan spinal cord injured individuals above %70 (49. 9 ± 4. 5 years، 25. 9 ± 1. 8 history injure، BMI 25. 03 ± 3. 9 kg/m2) randomly divided into two trained and sedentary control groups. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures، VC، FEVI، HDL-C، LDL-C and fasting blood glucose were measured before and after a program (8-week exercise training program (aerobic exercise، 30 min/day، 3 days/week) in two groups. The collected data were analyzed using the Repeated Measure test at the significant level of p<0. 05 (P<0/05).

Systolic blood pressure and LDL-C decreased significantly after exercise in trained group (p= 0. 004، p= 0. 02). The levels of VC (p=0. 01)، FEV1 (p=0. 031)، HDL-C (p=0. 004) increased significantly after exercise. There was no significant difference in these variables between two groups (p>0/05).

Given the data obtained from current study، it seems that a term of exercise (8 weeks) could cause improvement cardiovascular، respiratory and lipidemic condition of spinal cord injured individuals.