Abstract
1812 Although the reliability of the peak cardiorespiratory responses in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have been reported, research pertaining to the effects of training in this population is limited. The current study was designed to test the hypothesis that regular aerobic circuit training would enhance the peak cardiorespiratory fitness in subjects with moderate to severe TBI. Written informed consent was obtained from 10 ambulatory in-patients from a long term rehabilitation center. Following preliminary symptom limited maximal exercise on a cycle ergometer, the subjects were assigned to a control (CG, n=5) or an experimental group (EG, n=5) to equalize them for age, gender and injury location. The EG completed 26±6 circuit training sessions over 12 weeks with an emphasis on improving aerobic capacity. Average training intensity increased from 56±12% of the age adjusted maximum heart rate at the start to 64±10% at the end of training. The CG participated in its normal treatment activities. Results of 2-way ANOVA and post hoc Scheffe tests on peak values are given: TableTableIt was concluded that regular aerobic conditioning significantly improves the peak aerobic capacity of individuals with traumatic brain injury by significantly increasing the ability to tax their cardiorespiratory reserve.
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