Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 228-233 , February 2007

Nutrient Supplementation Post Ambulation in Persons With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Case Series

  • Mark S. Nash, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • Department of Physical Therapy, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Mark S. Nash, PhD, Dept of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1095 NW 14th Ter, R-48, Miami, FL 33136.
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  • Nina M. Meltzer, BS

      Affiliations

    • Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA.
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  • Shannon C. Martins, MS

      Affiliations

    • The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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  • Patricia A. Burns, MS
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  • Stephen D. Lindley, MS, PTA

      Affiliations

    • The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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  • Edelle C. Field-Fote, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • Department of Physical Therapy, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
    • The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL

  • Image Result

    A test participant wearing a metabolic monitor while walking on an indoor oval track. The participant is wearing a harness for safety, but is not being assisted with body weight support.

    A test participant wearing a metabolic monitor while walking on an indoor oval track. The participant is wearing a harness for safety, but is not being assisted with body weight support.

  • Image Result

    RERs (V̇co2/V̇o2) reflecting reliance on glycolytic substrates during locomotion. Increasing RER identifies an increasing proportional use of carbohydrate as a substrate to fuel muscle metabolism.

    RERs (V̇co2/V̇o2) reflecting reliance on glycolytic substrates during locomotion. Increasing RER identifies an increasing proportional use of carbohydrate as a substrate to fuel muscle metabolism.

  • Image Result

    Pooled averages for locomotor and metabolic performance for (A) ambulation time, (B) distance, and (C) energy expenditure.

    Pooled averages for locomotor and metabolic performance for (A) ambulation time, (B) distance, and (C) energy expenditure.

 Supported by the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/ are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(06)01520-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.11.012

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 228-233 , February 2007

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