Lay summary by Dante Chiesa Edited by Crystal Han and Jocelyn Chan This is a lay summary of the paper by ICORDians Matthias Walter and Dr. Andrei Krassioukov. Read the original article here. The nervous system can be subdivided into Read More…
Blog Archives: cardiovascular
Cardiac conditions six months following spinal cord injury
| 0 commentsLay summary by Baldip Shergill Edited by Crystal Han This is a lay summary of the original research article by ICORD researchers Dr. Andrei Krassioukov and Shane Balthazaar and in collaboration with their colleagues in Denmark. Read the original article Read More…
Wheelchair users’ perspectives on usability of the adaptive equipment for exercise
| 0 commentsLay Summary by Arman Mohseni Edited by Crystal Han This is a lay summary on the paper by ICORDians Dr. Ben Mortenson, Dr. Jaimie Borisoff, and Dr. Bonita Sawatzky, and their colleagues Rachel Wong, Ashley Stewart, James Laskin, Johanne Mattie, Read More…
How physical activity can change the heart in individuals with SCI
| 0 commentsLay summary by Ryan Cen Edited by Crystal Han This is a lay summary of the original research article by ICORD researchers Dr. Kathleen Ginis, Dr. Christopher West, Dr. Alexandra Williams, and Dr. Jasmin Ma. Read the original article here. Read More…
Cardiovascular responses to heat exposure training in athletes with SCI
| 0 commentsLay summary by Annie Zhou Edited by Crystal Han This is the lay summary of the original article by Dr. Christopher West, and his colleagues Cameron Gee, Melissa Lacroix, Wendy Pethick, Patrick Côté, Trent Stellingwerff. Read the original article here. Read More…
Epidural stimulation and cardiovascular function for individuals with SCI
| 0 commentsLay Summary by Tiffany Fong Edited by Rona Herzog This is a summary of a research article conducted by several ICORD researchers, including Dr. Christopher West, Aaron Phillips, Jordan Squair, Alexandra Williams, Matthias Walter, Dr. Tania Lam, and Dr. Andrei Read More…
The benefits of arm crank ergometer spin training in the SCI community
| 0 commentsLay summary by Lana To Edited by Rona Herzog, Crystal Han This is a lay summary of the research article by ICORD researchers Dr. Tania Lam, Alison Williams, Amanda Chisholm, Andrea Lynn, Raza Malik, and Gevorg Eginyan. Read the original Read More…
Heart capacity and performance of elite wheelchair rugby athletes with SCI
| 0 commentsLay Summary by Marissa Martin Edits by Crystal Han, Rona Herzog This is a summary of a paper by current and former ICORD Researchers Dr. Andrei Krassioukov, Dr. Aaron A. Phillips, Cameron Gee, Katherine Currie, and Jordan Squair. To access Read More…
Exercise capacity and respiratory muscle training in athletes with cervical SCI
| 2 commentsLay Summary by Aleksander Walter Edited by Rona Herzog This lay summary is based on a research study conducted by ICORD researchers Cameron Gee, Alexandra Williams, Dr. William Sheel, Dr. Christopher West, and their colleague Neil Eves. To access the Read More…
Acute effects of SCI on cardiovascular autonomic function via evaluating changes in low-frequency blood pressure variability
| 0 commentsLay Summary by Daman Dhunna Edited by Rona Herzog This is a summary of a paper by ICORD researchers Vera-Ellen Lucci, Dr. Jessica Inskip, Maureen McGrath, Dr. Brian Kwon, Dr. Victoria Claydon, and their colleagues Dr. Ian Ruiz and Rebekah Read More…