The Effects of Exercise on the Physical, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Pain in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

Download or read book The Effects of Exercise on the Physical, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Pain in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury written by Carrie Julia Yale and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: In an effort to determine if exercise does indeed help alleviate pain, the primary researcher examined the effects of exercise on 3 different aspects of pain (physical, psychological, and social) associated with spinal cord injuries (SCI). Six participants participated in 8 weeks of twice-weekly exercise; each session required the participant to complete 12 minutes of wheelchair propulsion around an indoor track and 50 minutes of resistance training. The group experienced an increase in measures of cardiorespiratory fitness (p = .043; p = .042; p = .029; p = .010) and an increase in muscular strength, measured by a one-repetition maximum (1-RM), for the chest press (p = .047) and deltoid press (p = .03) exercises; individual improvements were made in all resistance exercises with the exception of 1 participant in the chest press and biceps curl. No significant differences were observed in the levels of pain, depression, anxiety, stress, or social support.