The effects of single bouts of body-weight supported treadmill training on the feeling states of people with spinal cord injury.
METHODS
Pre-test, post-test study of the relationship between exercise-related changes in feeling states and pain among persons with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) who performed three separate exercise sessions consisting of body-weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT).


OBJECTIVE
To determine whether exercise-related changes in feeling states are related to exercise-related changes in pain and in-task pain.


METHODS
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.


METHODS
A total of 14 men and women with chronic, incomplete SCI (ASIA B and C) performed three exercise sessions of BWSTT. Measures of pain and feeling states were administered before and after each session along with a measure of pain experienced while exercising.


RESULTS
Participants who experienced greater decreases in pain from pre- to post-exercise also experienced greater improvements in feeling states. Pain experienced during exercise was unrelated to changes in feeling states.


CONCLUSIONS
Among persons with SCI, exercise-related changes in pain can influence the effects of individual exercise bouts on feeling states.
Martin Ginis
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Department of Kinesiology, Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Latimer
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D004644:Emotions; D005080:Exercise Test; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation