title: Use of functional electrical stimulation cycle ergometers by individuals with spinal cord injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the use of network-connected home-based functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycle ergometers.
  
  
  METHODS
  De-identified data on >20,000 FES sessions for 314 users with spinal cord injury were analyzed for usage patterns and energy expenditure. These were compared with authoritative exercise guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week over at least 2 days per week for a total of 1,000 kcals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven percent of participants were classified as high- (≥5 days/week), 11% as medium- (2-5 days/week), and 82% as low-frequency users (<2 days/week).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  None of the users satisfied authoritative energy expenditure recommendations for disease prevention with FES cycling alone.
authors.affiliation: The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami , Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kressler
authors.affiliation: The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami , Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Hila
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghersin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami , Miami, Florida ; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami , Miami, Florida ; The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami , Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nash
keywords: exercise guidelines; functional electrical stimulation; health and fitness guidelines