Unusual blood pressure response during standing therapy in tetraplegic man

Hisayoshi Ogata; Toru Ogata; Shinya Hoshikawa; Azusa Uematsu; Tetsuya Ogawa; Sakiko Saitou; Taku Kitamura; Kimitaka Nakazawa

doi:10.1007/s10286-009-0037-y

Unusual blood pressure response during standing therapy in tetraplegic man

Clin Auton Res. 2010 Feb;20(1):47-50. doi: 10.1007/s10286-009-0037-y. Epub 2009 Oct 15.

Authors

Hisayoshi Ogata¹, Toru Ogata, Shinya Hoshikawa, Azusa Uematsu, Tetsuya Ogawa, Sakiko Saitou, Taku Kitamura, Kimitaka Nakazawa

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rehabilitation for Movement Functions, Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8555, Japan. hisaoga@rehab.go.jp

PMID: 19830510
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-009-0037-y

Abstract

We report a case of an individual with cervical spinal cord injury who showed a unique blood pressure response during passive standing and passive walking-like leg movement, i.e., hypertension with standing and hypotension with leg movement.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Electromyography
Exercise Therapy*
Humans
Hypotension, Orthostatic / prevention & control
Lung / metabolism
Male
Motion Therapy, Continuous Passive
Oxygen Consumption / physiology
Posture / physiology
Quadriplegia / physiopathology*
Quadriplegia / rehabilitation*
Respiratory Function Tests
Walking / physiology