title: Physiological responses between players with and without spinal cord injury in wheelchair basketball small-sided games.
abstract: METHODS
  This is a comparative study between players with and without spinal cord injury (SCI) during a training task.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study examined physiological responses in commonly used small-sided games (SSGs) in well-experienced wheelchair basketball (WB) players with SCI and without SCI (Non-SCI).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted with a WB team in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain (2014).
  
  
  METHODS
  The team was divided into an SCI group (n=6) and a Non-SCI group (n=6). Absolute and relative heart rate (HR) along with tympanic temperature and perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded for both groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The two groups attained different absolute HR values for the same SSG. However, no significant differences were observed in relative HR between groups (%HRmean, %HRpeak and the percentage of the time spent in each HR zone: low, moderate, high and maximal) nor in tympanic temperature. Moreover, in relation to the bout evolution analysis (4 repetitions of 4 min), the Non-SCI group significantly increased (P<0.05) absolute HRmean and HRpeak during bouts, whereas the SCI group maintained them constant. Furthermore, the variations in the percentage of the time spent in each HR zone only were observed in the Non-SCI group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In spite of the Non-SCI group attaining higher absolute HR values, the SCI and Non-SCI groups may have similar HR relative values during a specific WB training task. However, the SCI group reported significantly higher values in respiratory RPE in the last bout than the Non-SCI group for the same SSG.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iturricastillo
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yanci
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Los Arcos
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Granados
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001490:Basketball / Q000502:physiology*; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D012119:Respiration; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000503:physiopathology; D014910:Wheelchairs