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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the longitudinal effects of wheelchair rugby (WR)
training on body composition of subjects with tetraplegia. DESIGN: Subjects were
evaluated at baseline and after WR training.
SETTING: Faculty of physical
education settings. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals with tetraplegia (N=13; age,
26.6+/-6.0y). INTERVENTIONS: Four sessions per week of WR training composed by
aerobic and anaerobic activities and technical and tactical aspects of WR. The average time of intervention was 8.1+/-2.5 months. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Body
composition assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. RESULTS: After
training, fat mass was significantly reduced in the whole body (15,191+/-4603 vs
13,212+/-3318g, P=.016), trunk (7058+/-2639 vs 5693+/-1498g, P=.012), and legs
(2847+/-817 vs 2534+/-742g, P=.003). Conversely, increased bone mineral content
(183+/-35 vs 195+/-32g, P=.01) and fat-free mass (2991+/-549 vs 3332+/-602g,
P=.016) in the arms and reduced bone mineral content in the trunk (553+/-82 vs
521+/-86g, P=.034) were observed after training. Furthermore, no significant
correlation between the duration of training and changes in body composition was detected. CONCLUSIONS: Regular WR training increased lean mass and bone mineral
content in the arms and decreased total body fat mass. Conversely, WR training
was associated with decreased bone mineral content in the trunk. These results
suggest that regular WR training improves body composition in subjects with
tetraplegia.
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