Lay 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…
Blog Archives: sports
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…
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…
Intermittent catheterization in wheelchair athletes with SCI
| 0 commentsLay Summary by Alanna Shwed Edited by Rona Herzog, Tiffany Fong, and Alyssa Chong This is a summary of research conducted by ICORD researchers Matthias Walter, Ian Ruiz, Jordan Squair, ICORD PI Dr. Andrei Krassioukov, and their colleagues Luis Rios Read More…
Exercise guidelines for individuals with SCI
| 0 commentsThe authors of this study set out to review existing research to create evidence-based exercise guidelines for improving cardiorespiratory health and cardiometabolic health which are specifically designed for those with SCI. Continue reading
Cardiovascular health during rehabilitation
| 0 commentsCardiovascular disease is more prevalent within the SCI community than in the general population.The reason for this is because of the extensive amount of bed rest following traumatic spinal cord injury, which results in a low level of physical activity and cardiovascular fitness. Continue reading
Boosting in Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury: Implications for Sports
| 0 commentsBy Martin Keung Dr. Krassioukov is a principal investigator at ICORD. The Krassiokov laboratory researches autonomic dysreflexia, cardiovascular health, locomotor training, physical medicine and sexual rehabilitation in persons with SCI. Gee, C. West, and A.Krassioukov. (2015). Boosting in Elite Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury: Read More…
Vote to support bladder health grant
| 2 commentsDid you know that many people who have spinal cord disorders, including spinal cord injury and spina bifida, have urinary bladder complications? Those people use catheters to empty their bladders, yet bladder health is a seriously neglected issue. Individuals from developing Read More…
Cheer for Mustafa at this weekend’s wheelchair rugby tournament!
| 4 commentsNeed some excitement this weekend? Head over to the Richmond Oval on March 15, 16 and 17 to catch the Vancouver Invitational Wheelchair Rugby Tournament. See Mustafa’s story here.