Thermoregulation in wheelchair basketball and rugby athletes with a spinal cord injury Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The complete or incomplete transection of the spinal cord lead to a malfunction of the motoric, sensory and vegetative functions. Consequently, information taken up by thermoreceptors in the skin does not reach the hermoregulatory center in the hypothalamus. Additionally, vaso- and sudomotor functions areas well disturbed below the level of lesion.Thus, thermoregulation in individuals with a spinal cord injury can be impaired and lead to ...