title: Effects of wheelchair propulsion on neuropathic pain and resting electroencephalography after spinal cord injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of wheelchair propulsion on neuropathic pain and to examine resting electroencephalography pre- and post-wheelchair propulsion after spinal cord injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eleven individuals with spinal cord injury and pain and 10 healthy controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  Single-session 15-min wheelchair propulsion and measurement of resting electroence-phalography. Effects of wheelchair propulsion were investigated using numerical rating scale (NRS) for neuropathic pain and short-form Profile of Mood States-Brief for mood. Peak alpha frequency on electroencephalography was calculated in 4 regions of interest; frontal, central, parietal and occipital areas. These outcomes were compared between pre- and post-wheelchair propulsion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten participants with spinal cord injury and all healthy controls completed the wheelchair propulsion exercise. NRS scores and negative mood were significantly improved following the wheelchair propulsion exercise. Pre-wheelchair propulsion, parietal and occipital peak alpha frequencies were significantly lower in the spinal cord injury group compared with the healthy controls group. Post-wheelchair propulsion, central peak alpha frequency increased in the spinal cord injury group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Wheelchair propulsion exercise temporarily decreased neuropathic pain intensity, improved negative mood, and modified alpha activity in spinal cord injury.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kio University, 635-0832 Kitakatsuragi-gun, Japan. gpamjl@live.jp.
authors.forename: Gosuke
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Michihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osumi
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morioka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*