From Inactivity to Activity: Passive Wheelchair Bike Rides Increase Trapezius Muscle Activity in Non-Ambulant Youth with Disabilities
<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Children at Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels IV and V experience severe motor impairments, yet the effects of passive wheelchair rides on their physiological parameters remain unexplored. This study aimed to examine the acute physiol...
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| author | Lisa Musso-Daury Celia García-Chico Susana López-Ortiz Saúl Peñín-Grandes Diego del Pozo-González Rosa Ana Sánchez-García Laura Marín-Varela Carmen Matey-Rodríguez Alejandro Santos-Lozano |
| author_facet | Lisa Musso-Daury Celia García-Chico Susana López-Ortiz Saúl Peñín-Grandes Diego del Pozo-González Rosa Ana Sánchez-García Laura Marín-Varela Carmen Matey-Rodríguez Alejandro Santos-Lozano |
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| description | <b>Background/Objectives</b>: Children at Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels IV and V experience severe motor impairments, yet the effects of passive wheelchair rides on their physiological parameters remain unexplored. This study aimed to examine the acute physiological response to passive bike in non-ambulant children with physical disabilities. <b>Methods</b>: This quasi-experimental study included 24 non-ambulant participants with cognitive impairments (6–21 years old, 50% female). After a 10-min rest, participants underwent a 10-min passive wheelchair bike. Muscle activity, oxygen consumption, and heart rate variability were assessed. <b>Results</b>: Passive bike rides significantly increased muscle activity in the right upper (<i>p</i> = 0.050), left upper (<i>p</i> = 0.008), and left lower trapezius (<i>p</i> = 0.038), with increases of 97–112%. However, no significant changes were observed in oxygen consumption or cardiorespiratory parameters. <b>Conclusions</b>: This study suggests that passive wheelchair bike rides increase trapezius muscle activity in children with severe disabilities at GMFCS levels IV and V, offering potential benefits for this population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-607767ff5adf4f8ab343dc6d7d1df0ce2025-08-20T02:24:42ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672025-06-0112679210.3390/children12060792From Inactivity to Activity: Passive Wheelchair Bike Rides Increase Trapezius Muscle Activity in Non-Ambulant Youth with DisabilitiesLisa Musso-Daury0Celia García-Chico1Susana López-Ortiz2Saúl Peñín-Grandes3Diego del Pozo-González4Rosa Ana Sánchez-García5Laura Marín-Varela6Carmen Matey-Rodríguez7Alejandro Santos-Lozano8i+HeALTH Strategic Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Miguel de Cervantes European University, 47012 Valladolid, Spaini+HeALTH Strategic Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Miguel de Cervantes European University, 47012 Valladolid, Spaini+HeALTH Strategic Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Miguel de Cervantes European University, 47012 Valladolid, Spaini+HeALTH Strategic Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Miguel de Cervantes European University, 47012 Valladolid, SpainColegio de Educación Especial Pino de Obregón, Fundación Personas, 47008 Valladolid, SpainColegio de Educación Especial Pino de Obregón, Fundación Personas, 47008 Valladolid, SpainColegio de Educación Especial Pino de Obregón, Fundación Personas, 47008 Valladolid, Spaini+HeALTH Strategic Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Miguel de Cervantes European University, 47012 Valladolid, Spaini+HeALTH Strategic Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Miguel de Cervantes European University, 47012 Valladolid, Spain<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Children at Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels IV and V experience severe motor impairments, yet the effects of passive wheelchair rides on their physiological parameters remain unexplored. This study aimed to examine the acute physiological response to passive bike in non-ambulant children with physical disabilities. <b>Methods</b>: This quasi-experimental study included 24 non-ambulant participants with cognitive impairments (6–21 years old, 50% female). After a 10-min rest, participants underwent a 10-min passive wheelchair bike. Muscle activity, oxygen consumption, and heart rate variability were assessed. <b>Results</b>: Passive bike rides significantly increased muscle activity in the right upper (<i>p</i> = 0.050), left upper (<i>p</i> = 0.008), and left lower trapezius (<i>p</i> = 0.038), with increases of 97–112%. However, no significant changes were observed in oxygen consumption or cardiorespiratory parameters. <b>Conclusions</b>: This study suggests that passive wheelchair bike rides increase trapezius muscle activity in children with severe disabilities at GMFCS levels IV and V, offering potential benefits for this population.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/6/792childadolescentcerebral palsybicyclingexercise |
| spellingShingle | Lisa Musso-Daury Celia García-Chico Susana López-Ortiz Saúl Peñín-Grandes Diego del Pozo-González Rosa Ana Sánchez-García Laura Marín-Varela Carmen Matey-Rodríguez Alejandro Santos-Lozano From Inactivity to Activity: Passive Wheelchair Bike Rides Increase Trapezius Muscle Activity in Non-Ambulant Youth with Disabilities Children child adolescent cerebral palsy bicycling exercise |
| title | From Inactivity to Activity: Passive Wheelchair Bike Rides Increase Trapezius Muscle Activity in Non-Ambulant Youth with Disabilities |
| title_full | From Inactivity to Activity: Passive Wheelchair Bike Rides Increase Trapezius Muscle Activity in Non-Ambulant Youth with Disabilities |
| title_fullStr | From Inactivity to Activity: Passive Wheelchair Bike Rides Increase Trapezius Muscle Activity in Non-Ambulant Youth with Disabilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Inactivity to Activity: Passive Wheelchair Bike Rides Increase Trapezius Muscle Activity in Non-Ambulant Youth with Disabilities |
| title_short | From Inactivity to Activity: Passive Wheelchair Bike Rides Increase Trapezius Muscle Activity in Non-Ambulant Youth with Disabilities |
| title_sort | from inactivity to activity passive wheelchair bike rides increase trapezius muscle activity in non ambulant youth with disabilities |
| topic | child adolescent cerebral palsy bicycling exercise |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/6/792 |
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