The effectiveness of session rating of perceived exertion to monitor resistance training load in acute burns patients

Session-rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is a method frequently utilised in exercise and sports science to quantify training load of an entire aerobic exercise session. It has also been demonstrated that session-RPE is a valid and reliable method to quantify training load during resistance exercis...

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Main Authors: Grisbrook, Tiffany, Gittings, P., Wood, F., Edgar, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon Press 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6686
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author Grisbrook, Tiffany
Gittings, P.
Wood, F.
Edgar, D.
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Gittings, P.
Wood, F.
Edgar, D.
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description Session-rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is a method frequently utilised in exercise and sports science to quantify training load of an entire aerobic exercise session. It has also been demonstrated that session-RPE is a valid and reliable method to quantify training load during resistance exercise, in healthy and athletic populations. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of session-RPE as a method to quantify exercise intensity during resistance training in patients with acute burns. Twenty burns patients (mean age = 31.65 (±10.09) years), with a mean TBSA of 16.4% (range = 6-40%) were recruited for this study. Patients were randomly allocated to the resistance training (n = 10) or control group (n = 10). All patients completed a four week resistance training programme. Training load (session-RPE. ×. session duration), resistance training session-volume and pre-exercise pain were recorded for each exercise session. The influence of; age, gender, %TBSA, exercise group (resistance training vs. control), pre-exercise pain, resistance training history and session-volume on training load were analysed using a multilevel mixed-effects linear regression. Session-volume did not influence training load in the final regression model, however training load was significantly greater in the resistance training group, compared with the control group (p . <. 0.001). Pre-exercise pain significantly influenced training load, where increasing pain was associated with a higher session-RPE (p = 0.004). Further research is indicated to determine the exact relationship between pain, resistance training history, exercise intensity and session-RPE and training load before it can be used as a method to monitor and prescribe resistance training load in acute burns patients.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-66862017-09-13T14:36:24Z The effectiveness of session rating of perceived exertion to monitor resistance training load in acute burns patients Grisbrook, Tiffany Gittings, P. Wood, F. Edgar, D. Session-rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is a method frequently utilised in exercise and sports science to quantify training load of an entire aerobic exercise session. It has also been demonstrated that session-RPE is a valid and reliable method to quantify training load during resistance exercise, in healthy and athletic populations. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of session-RPE as a method to quantify exercise intensity during resistance training in patients with acute burns. Twenty burns patients (mean age = 31.65 (±10.09) years), with a mean TBSA of 16.4% (range = 6-40%) were recruited for this study. Patients were randomly allocated to the resistance training (n = 10) or control group (n = 10). All patients completed a four week resistance training programme. Training load (session-RPE. ×. session duration), resistance training session-volume and pre-exercise pain were recorded for each exercise session. The influence of; age, gender, %TBSA, exercise group (resistance training vs. control), pre-exercise pain, resistance training history and session-volume on training load were analysed using a multilevel mixed-effects linear regression. Session-volume did not influence training load in the final regression model, however training load was significantly greater in the resistance training group, compared with the control group (p . <. 0.001). Pre-exercise pain significantly influenced training load, where increasing pain was associated with a higher session-RPE (p = 0.004). Further research is indicated to determine the exact relationship between pain, resistance training history, exercise intensity and session-RPE and training load before it can be used as a method to monitor and prescribe resistance training load in acute burns patients. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6686 10.1016/j.burns.2016.07.021 Pergamon Press restricted
spellingShingle Grisbrook, Tiffany
Gittings, P.
Wood, F.
Edgar, D.
The effectiveness of session rating of perceived exertion to monitor resistance training load in acute burns patients
title The effectiveness of session rating of perceived exertion to monitor resistance training load in acute burns patients
title_full The effectiveness of session rating of perceived exertion to monitor resistance training load in acute burns patients
title_fullStr The effectiveness of session rating of perceived exertion to monitor resistance training load in acute burns patients
title_full_unstemmed The effectiveness of session rating of perceived exertion to monitor resistance training load in acute burns patients
title_short The effectiveness of session rating of perceived exertion to monitor resistance training load in acute burns patients
title_sort effectiveness of session rating of perceived exertion to monitor resistance training load in acute burns patients
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6686