Eccentric cycling ergometer to address skeletal muscle dysfunction in hospitalised patients: ergometer design, construction and demonstration

Purpose Continuous eccentric cycling has demonstrated metabolic efficiency when compared with equivalent concentric workloads. The profile of continuous eccentric cycling is well suited to hospitalised patients, however, its application has been restricted to outpatient settings as ergometers appropriate for the acute setting are currently unavailable. The aim of this study was to construct an eccentric cycle ergometer specifically for use in an...