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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Boosting in athletes with high-level spinal cord injury: Knowledge, incidence and attitudes of athletes in paralympic sport
Disability and Rehabilitation, Volume 32, No. 26, Year 2010
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Description
Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is unique to individuals with spinal injuries (SCI) at T6 or above and can be voluntarily induced. Although AD improves wheelchair racing performance in some athletes, it also elicits exaggerated blood pressure, which could be dangerous. The International Paralympic Committee considers AD doping and banned its use. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to evaluate AD knowledge, incidence and attitudes (KIA) of Paralympians with SCI. Methods. An existing questionnaire was modified to include questions of AD KIA, validated by three experts and piloted with a small sample. It was administered on-line, mailed to members of a scientific network and distributed during the Beijing Paralympic Games. Fisher Exact test was used to evaluate differences across gender, injury and education. Results. Of 99 participants, 54.5 had previously heard of AD while 39.4 were unaware; 16.7, all males, had used AD to enhance performance. Participants reported that AD was (1) useful for middle (78.6) and long distance (71.4), marathon (64.3) and wheelchair rugby (64.3); (2) somewhat dangerous (48.9), dangerous (21.3) or very dangerous (25.5) to health. Results were not influenced by age, injury level or injury duration. Conclusions. Findings indicate the need for educational programmes directed towards enhancing the AD knowledge of rehabilitation professionals, coaches and trainers working with SCI individuals. © 2010 Informa UK, Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bhambhani, Yagesh
Canada, Edmonton
University of Alberta
MacTavish, Jennifer B.
Canada, Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Warren, Sharon A.
Canada, Edmonton
University of Alberta
Thompson, Walter R.
United States, Atlanta
Georgia State University
Webborn, Anthony
United Kingdom, Brighton
University of Brighton
Bressan, Elizabeth S.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
de Mello, Marco Túlio
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Tweedy, Sean
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Malone, Laurie
United States, Birmingham
Lakeshore Foundation
Frojd, Kennet
Sweden
Swedish Development Centre for Disability and Sport
Sweden, Gavle
Hogskolan I Gavle
van de Vliet, Peter
Germany, Bonn
International Paralympic Committee
Vanlandewijck, Yves
Belgium, Leuven
Ku Leuven
Statistics
Citations: 63
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3109/09638288.2010.505678
ISSN:
09638288
e-ISSN:
14645165
Research Areas
Disability
Noncommunicable Diseases
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cohort Study