The journal of spinal cord medicine
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Exercise testing protocol using a roller system for manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.
Determine the validity and reliability of an exercise testing protocol to evaluate cardiorespiratory measures in manual wheelchair users (MWUs) with spinal cord injury (SCI) using a roller-based (RS) wheelchair system. ⋯ VO2peak was highly correlated between ACE and RS trials and between the two RS trials, indicating the RS protocol to be reliable and valid for MWUs with SCI. Differences in perceived exertion and efficiency at submaximal workloads and maximal pulmonary ventilation at peak workloads indicated potential advantages to using the RS.