Feasibility, safety, and reliability of exercise testing using the combined arm-leg (Cruiser) ergometer in subjects with a lower limb amputation

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 8; p. e0202264
• Main Authors: Simmelink, Elisabeth K., Wempe, Johan B., Geertzen, Jan H. B., van der Woude, Lucas H. V., Dekker, Rienk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 13.08.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amputation; Amputees; Arm; Bicycling; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Complications; Coronary vessels; EKG; Elderly; Ergometry - adverse effects; Ergometry - instrumentation; Exercise; Feasibility Studies; Female; Fitness; Fitness training programs; Health aspects; Health risks; Heart Rate; Humans; Leg; Leg amputation; Lower Extremity; Male; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Oxygen; Oxygen Consumption; Oxygen uptake; Patient Safety; Patients; Physical exercise; Physical fitness; Physical Sciences; Physical training; Prostheses; Recording; Rehabilitation; Reliability analysis; Reproducibility of Results; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk factors; Safety; Safety engineering; Task forces; Training; Walking; Netherlands

Physical fitness of patients with a lower limb amputation predicts their walking ability and may be improved by physical exercise and training. A maximal exercise test is recommended prior to training in order to determine cardiovascular risks and design exercise programs. A potentially suitable erg...