COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF CYCLE ERGOMETER AND STAIR CLIMBING TRAINING ON ENERGY COST, WALKING SPEED AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE OF STROKE PATIENTS AT AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA, NIGERIA.
COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF CYCLE ERGOMETER AND STAIR CLIMBING TRAINING ON ENERGY COST, WALKING SPEED AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE OF STROKE PATIENTS AT AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ZARIA, NIGERIA.
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2014-10
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IGARA, EMMANUEL IKENNA
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Abstract
This study was on the comparative effects of cycle ergometer and stair climbing
training on energy cost, walking speed and muscular endurance of stroke patients.
To achieve this purpose, 24 volunteer stroke patients were randomly assigned to
three groups of eight subjects each by balloting. Group A was cycle ergometer
training group, Group B, stair climbing training group and Group C control group.
Groups A and B were given training in cycle ergometer and stair climbing
respectively whereas the control group C was not given any structured training.
Cycle ergometer training consists of cycling a bicycle ergometer while stair
climbing training consists of climbing up and down a staircase. The control group
received usual physiotherapy which groups A and B also received. Training took place
three times in a week for twelve weeks with intensity of 55% of maximum heart rate at
the beginning of the training which was progressed to 70% of maximum heart rate
towards the end of the training. Cycling and climbing stairs lasted for 30 minutes
during a training session. All the subjects were tested for energy cost, walking speed
and muscular endurance before starting the training, and 4, 8 and 12 weeks during
the periods of training. The data thus collected were statistically analyzed using ttest
statistics to compare the effects of the training in cycle ergometer and stair
climbing. The results of the study showed that there were significant differences in
energy cost and walking speed of stroke patients between cycle ergometer and stair
climbing training groups. However, there was no significant difference in muscular
endurance between cycle ergometer and stair climbing training groups. It was
concluded that cycle ergometer training was better than stair climbing training
although both of them provided good improvement in energy cost, walking speed
and muscular endurance of stroke patients. The use of cycle ergometer and stair
climbing to improve energy cost, walking speed and muscular endurance of stroke
patients should be emphasized by exercise scientists.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA,
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE RQUREMENTS FOR THE
AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY [PhD] DEGREE IN EXERCISE
AND SPORT SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, FACULTY OF
EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
OCTOBER, 2014
Keywords
CYCLE ERGOMETER, STAIR CLIMBING, TRAINING, ENERGY COST, WALKING SPEED, MUSCULAR ENDURANCE, STROKE PATIENTS, HOSPITAL