The effects of upper body exercise on the physical capacity of people with a spinal cord injury: a systematic review

Due to the overall low quality of studies it is not possible to draw definitive conclusions on training effects for different lesion groups or training modes. The results of the relatively few studies with an acceptable quality seem to support the view that upper body exercise may increase the physical capacity of people with spinal cord injury. The magnitude of improvement in PO( peak) and VO(2peak), however, varies considerably among studies.