Influence of varied tempo music on wheelchair mechanical efficiency following 3-week practice.
Int J Sports Med
; 32(2): 126-31, 2011 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to analyse adaptations in propulsion technique and gross efficiency in novice able-bodied subjects during the initial phase of learning hand-rim wheelchair propulsion to music. 22 able bodied participants performed wheelchair propulsion (1.1 m·s(-1)) followed by a VO(2) peak test on a wheelchair ergometer. Push frequency, gross efficiency (GE), heart rate, rating of perceived exertion and propulsion technique variables (force application and temporal characteristics) were recorded. Participants were then assigned to a 3-wk practice period listening to i) 125 beats·min(-1) tempo music (LOW); ii) 170 beats·min(-1) tempo music (HIGH); or iii) a control group (CON). Following practice, all participants repeated the pre-testing protocol whilst force application data was collected in practice trials 1 and 9. After accounting for the pre-practice differences in GE (using ANCOVA), GE was higher in LOW compared with CON (P=0.038; 6.6 vs. 6.1% respectively). The differences between CON vs. HIGH and LOW vs. HIGH (P=0.830; P=0.188) were trivial suggesting that only LOW experienced an increase in GE. Practice had a favourable effect on the perceptions of effort, work per cycle, push and cycle time in contrast to the CON group. The use of music in a rehabilitation setting warrants further investigation.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cadeiras de Rodas
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Deambulação com Auxílio
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Musicoterapia
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Sports Med
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido