Functional electric stimulation-assisted rowing: Increasing cardiovascular fitness through functional electric stimulation rowing training in persons with spinal cord injury.

Objectives: To assess changes in peak functional aerobic power after a 36-session, progressive functional electric stimulation (FES) rowing hybrid training program for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to examine the safety and acceptability of the ROWSTIM II device as well as the integrity of technical modifications to it.

Design: Repeated-measures training study, quasi-experimental design, within-person data comparison.

Setting: A university-based recreational physical activity facility for persons with physical disabilities.