How People With Cerebral Palsy Respond to Power Wheelchair SoccerSarah Smith, Amanda Joyce, J.P. Barfield, Laura Newsome
Department of Health and Human Performance Radford University
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Purpose:Cerebralpalsyisadiseasethatiscontractedduringdevelopmentorinfancy.Itcanmakemovementsdifficultthroughweakness,musclespasticity,andpoorselectivemotorcontrolmakingitdifficultforachildtodevelopcardiorespiratoryfitness.Physicalactivityisveryimportantforindividualswithaphysicaldisabilityandhasbeenshowntoreducetheriskofsecondarydiseasesthatareassociatedwithmanydisabilitiesanddiseases.Powerwheelchairsoccerhasmanypositiveoutcomesandbenefitsforthosewithadisability,butit’sclassificationasphysicalactivityisunknownbecauseplayersuseanelectricwheelchairforparticipation.Thepurposeofthisstudywastoexaminethephysicalresponsetopowerwheelchairsocceramongpersonswithcerebralpalsy.Methods:VO2RERandMETswereassessedon14athletesusingobjectivemeasurementsusingaportablegasanalyzerduring20minutesofcontinuousplay.Results:TheaveragerestVO2 fortheplayerswithcerebralpalsywas5.69whileingameitwas5.62.TheaveragerestRERwas.84whileingamewas.89.TheaveragerestMETswere1.63whileingameMETswere1.6.Conclusion:Comparedtospinalmuscularatrophy,musculardystrophy,andarthrogryposis,theplayerswithcerebralpalsydidnotrespondasnotablywhenlookingatVO2, RER,andMETs.
• Power wheelchair soccer has many positive outcomes and benefits for those with a disability.
• Many individuals who take part report that it helped increase their personal relationships and social interactions with others.
• Physical activity is very important for individuals with a physical disability and has been shown to reduce the risk of secondary diseases that are associated with many disabilities and diseases.
• Cerebral palsy is a disease that is contracted during development or infancy with many different sub categories.
• Cerebral palsy can make movements difficult through weakness, muscle spasticity, and poor selective motor control making it difficult for a child to develop cardiorespiratory fitness.
• Adults with Cerebral Palsy report problems with chronic pain and fatigue making exercise difficult.
• The benefits of aerobic exercise for persons with Cerebral palsy can include increased cardiovascular capacity and endurance, weight managements, and maintenance of function.
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• The cerebral palsy players did not respond in any of following categories.
• VO2• RER• METs
• It did not appear that any of the athletes responded in RER.• RER is the ratio between carbon dioxide production
and oxygen consumption and shows what type of fuel the body is using during exercise.
• The athletes with spinal muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy, and arthrogyposis demonstrated increased VO2 and METs.
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• Objectivemeasurementsweretakenusingaportablegasanalyzer
• 14athleteswererecruitedfromthemidwest andnortheast.
