Physical Fitness and Inflammatory Response to the Training Load of Wheelchair Rugby Players

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ID15478696
AuthorsŁukasz Szymczak (Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland), Tomasz Podgórski (0000-0001-6858-7838, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznań University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland), Jacek Lewandowski (0000-0002-3417-2084, Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland), Arkadiusz Janiak (Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland), Edyta Michalak (0000-0002-6438-0140, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznań University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznań, Poland), Katarzyna Domaszewska (0000-0001-8117-1714, Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue4
Pages2228-2228
Publication date2022-02-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19042228
PMID35206416
OpenAlexW4213268440
LanguageEN
References cited33

The aim of the study was the evaluation of the hormonal response of wheelchair rugby participants under the half-year training cycle. The study sample included 11 members of the Polish national wheelchair rugby team with spinal cord injury at the cervical level, ranging in age from 21 to 41 years, body weight (72.2 ± 11.53 kg), and body height (182.3 ± 6.11 cm). The disabled individuals with spinal cord injury subjected to the study constitute a homogeneous group in terms of age, body height, weight, and injury level. The study was carried out at the beginning and at the end of a 6-month training period. In the first and second examination, measurements of the peak oxygen uptake (peakVO 2 ) and blood biochemical analysis were performed (Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and concentration of creatinine (Cr), total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (FT), and cortisol (C)). A significant change was observed in the concentration of C in the Wheelchair Rugby players' blood between two research periods ( p p < 0.05). The 6-month training period did not result in overloads within the group of players. However, due to the significant loss of the capacity of the spinal cord injury (SCI) and the possibility of a life-threatening trend, the anabolic/catabolic status of the players should be monitored using blood biochemical indices

Anabolism · Creatinine · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Poison control · Spinal cord · Spinal cord injury · Testosterone (patch · Tetraplegia · Wheelchair · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Medicine · Spinal Cord Injury Research · Sports injuries and prevention · Internal Medicine · Physiology

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