The effect of the resulting decreased sympathetic outflow in individuals with tetraplegia includes depressed ... 26 elite male wheelchair athletes (8 individuals with C6-C7 tetraplegia (TETRA); 10 ...

Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs in individuals with a spinal cord injury. Patients usually present with elevated blood pressure and bradycardia.

Background Injury to the spinal cord can result in loss of sympathetic innervation causing a drop in BP and HR, this condition is known as neurogenic shock. There is debate among the literature on how ...