Indonesia Journal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Vol 4 No 01 (2015): Indonesian Journal Of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Spinal Cord Injury

Neysa Calista (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Jun 2017

Abstract

Cardiovascular functions ars altered by the impaired autonomic pathways in cervical and high thoracic spinal cord lesion, resulting in cardiovascular and thermoregulation dysfunction. The interruption of the motor and sensory functions in the high level spinal cord lesion also plays a role in lack of physical activity and reduce muscle metabolic mass, resulting in coronary heart disease and metabolic syndrome, thus premature mortality. Exercise program in these cases should be made specifically and individually related to the dysregulation of autonomic system and possibility impending autonomic dysreflexia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPMR

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Neuroscience Physics

Description

Indonesia Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation publishes peer review original article, literature review and case report. This journal is published two times a year with 6 article. Subjects suitable for publication include but are not limited to the following fields of acute and chronic ...