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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 May;90(5):876–885. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.01.009

Table 2.

Factors Predisposing to OH following SCI

  • Multi-factorial5

  • Loss of tonic sympathetic control56, 57

  • Altered baroreceptor sensitivity58, 59

  • Lack of skeletal muscle pumps10, 36, 38

  • Cardiovascular de-conditioning11, 60

  • Altered salt and water balance28