Litchke, Lyn G.Lloyd, Lisa K.Schmidt, EricRussian, Christopher J.Reardon, Robert2019-12-172019-12-172012-01Litchke, L. G., Lloyd, L. K., Schmidt, E. A., Russian, C. J., & Reardon, R. F. (2012). Effects of concurrent respiratory resistance training on health-related quality of life in wheelchair rugby athletes: A pilot study. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 18(3), pp. 264–272.1082-0744https://hdl.handle.net/10877/9094Purpose: To compare the effects of 9 weeks of training with a concurrent flow resistance (CFR) device versus a concurrent pressure threshold resistance (CPTR) device on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in wheelchair rugby (WR) athletes. Method: Twenty-four male WR athletes (22 with tetraplegia, 1 with a spastic cerebral palsy, and 1 with congenital upper and lower limb deformities) were matched by lesion level, completeness of injury, and rugby classification prior to being randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: (1) CPTR (n=8), (2) CFR (n=8), or (3) controls (CON, n=8). Pre/post testing included assessment of HRQoL as measured by the Short-Form Health Survey Version 2.0 (SF-36v2). Manufacturer protocol guidelines for the CFR and CPTR groups were followed for breathing exercises. Results: Sixteen participants completed the study (CPTR=4, CFR=5, CON=7). The Mann- Whitney U rank order revealed significantly greater reductions in bodily pain (P = .038) and improvements in vitality (P = .028) for CFR versus CON. Conclusion: Results from this study suggest that training with a CFR device improves some aspects of HRQoL (eg, vitality and bodily pain) in WR athletes. Further research with a larger sample size is needed to examine the impact of these devices on improving HRQoL for wheelchair athletes.Text9 pages1 file (.pdf)enrespiratory resistance trainingSF-36spinal cord injuryquality of lifeCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School PsychologyArticle© 2012 Thomas Land Publishers, Inc.https://doi.org/10.1310/sci1803-264