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Circuit Resistance Training for Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries reviews how exercise—specifically, resistance training—can be employed to enhance the lifestyle of individuals living with spinal cord injuries. Unfortunately, many of the traditional upper-body exercise modalities for individuals with spinal cord injuries have serious limitations involving placing undue stress on the user’s shoulders. The DVD features a series of resistance exercises that can be performed in circuit fashion and combined with low-resistance, arm ergometry exercises to collectively minimize the demands placed on the user’s shoulders.
Among the topics covered:
- The challenges facing individuals with spinal cord injuries
- The spinal cord injury-related deficits and function-limiting adaptations that occur
- Secondary disabilities suffered by individuals with spinal cord injuries
- Health risks of persons with spinal cord injuries
- Limitations of traditional upper-body exercise modalities
- Circuit resistance training
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Biography
- Patrick Jacobs, Ph.D., CSCS*D, is an assistant research professor in the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis in the Department of Neurological Surgery of the University of Miami School of Medicine. A recognized specialist/expert in the field of exercise conditioning for athletic enhancement and rehabilitation, he has over twenty-five years experience with the application of resistance training for athletic enhancement and has held positions with several major universities. Dr. Jacobs has served as a conditioning consultant for many collegiate and professional athletes, including national championship football and baseball teams, as well as world champions in power lifting and auto racing. He has personal experience as a competitive power lifter and has set several national records in drug-free power lifting.
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