2 - Energy Balance and Energy Expenditure After Spinal Cord Injury

Friday, October 21, 2022

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM ET

Location: 309-310

Speaker(s)

Gary J. Farkas, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
U Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Energy balance will be defined and energy expenditure unique to Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) will be presented, including management options for neurogenic obesity after SCI.

Learning Objectives:

Examine the components of total daily energy expenditure.
Define energy balance.
Discuss exercise interventions specific for mitigating obesity after SCI.