Self-reported physical activity more than 1 year after stroke and its determinants in relation to the WHO recommendations.

Background: Physical activity (PA) after stroke has significant health benefits if it is conducted regularly, with sufficient intensity and duration. Because of the health benefits, it is important to identify those below the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended level of PA. However, few studies have assessed the level of PA after stroke in relation to the WHO recommendations and which sociodemographic factors and stroke characteristics are associated with those below the WHO recommendations.

Periodic health evaluation in Para athletes: a position statement based on expert consensus.

Para athletes present a broad range of sports-related injuries and illnesses, frequently encountering barriers when accessing healthcare services. The periodic health evaluation (PHE) is a valuable tool for continuously monitoring athletes' health, screening for health conditions, assisting in the surveillance of health problems by establishing baseline information and identifying barriers to athlete's performance. This position statement aims to guide sports healthcare providers in the PHE for Para athletes across key impairment categories: intellectual, musculoskeletal, neurological and vision.

Cardiovascular autonomic function in middle-aged people with long-term cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord injuries.

Objectives: To examine cardiovascular autonomic function in middle-aged people with long-term cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) compared with the general population, and explore if the neurological level of injury (NLI) is related to cardiovascular autonomic function.

Design: Population-based cross-sectional study with matched controls.

Setting: Outpatient SCI unit in Southern Sweden.

Leisure time physical activity in middle-aged and older adults aging with long-term spinal cord injury: Changes over six years.

Background: Regular leisure time physical activity (LTPA) has beneficial health effects in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Yet, participation in LTPA is low, and little is known about changes many years after injury.

Objectives: To determine changes in LTPA in middle-aged and older adults with long-term SCI over six years, investigate associations with gender, age, injury characteristics and changes in secondary health conditions and activity limitations, and investigate factors related to being physically active or sedentary.