Greg D Wells

Summary

Affiliation: University of Toronto
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Skeletal muscle metabolism in cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia
    Greg D Wells
    Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Pediatr Res 69:40-5. 2011
  2. ncbi Reliability and validity of the habitual activity estimation scale (HAES) in patients with cystic fibrosis
    Greg D Wells
    Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Pediatr Pulmonol 43:345-53. 2008
  3. ncbi Exercise and physical activity in children with cystic fibrosis
    Donna L Wilkes
    Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    Paediatr Respir Rev 10:105-9. 2009
  4. ncbi Assessment of physiological capacities of elite athletes & respiratory limitations to exercise performance
    Greg D Wells
    Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    Paediatr Respir Rev 10:91-8. 2009
  5. ncbi Bioenergetic provision of energy for muscular activity
    Greg D Wells
    Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada and Department of Anesthesiology, The Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    Paediatr Respir Rev 10:83-90. 2009
  6. ncbi Physiological correlates of golf performance
    Greg D Wells
    Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Strength Cond Res 23:741-50. 2009
  7. ncbi Assessment of body composition in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis
    Greg D Wells
    Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Pediatr Pulmonol 43:1025-32. 2008
  8. ncbi A simple and portable breathing circuit designed for ventilatory muscle endurance training (VMET)
    Dahlia Y Balaban
    Department of Anesthesiology University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    Respir Med 103:1822-7. 2009
  9. ncbi Remote preconditioning improves maximal performance in highly trained athletes
    Emilie Jean-St-Michel
    The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 43:1280-6. 2011
  10. ncbi Skeletal muscle metabolic dysfunction in obesity and metabolic syndrome
    Greg D Wells
    Department of Anesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Can J Neurol Sci 35:31-40. 2008

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Skeletal muscle metabolism in cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia
    Greg D Wells
    Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Pediatr Res 69:40-5. 2011
    ..Our results suggest that not only there are specific abnormalities of muscle metabolism in CF patients but also there is a nonspecific impact of respiratory disease on muscle function...
  2. ncbi Reliability and validity of the habitual activity estimation scale (HAES) in patients with cystic fibrosis
    Greg D Wells
    Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Pediatr Pulmonol 43:345-53. 2008
    ..The Habitual Activity Estimation Scale (HAES) questionnaire has been shown to be a feasible tool to measure physical activity however the reliability and validity have yet to be determined in the CF population...
  3. ncbi Exercise and physical activity in children with cystic fibrosis
    Donna L Wilkes
    Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    Paediatr Respir Rev 10:105-9. 2009
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  4. ncbi Assessment of physiological capacities of elite athletes & respiratory limitations to exercise performance
    Greg D Wells
    Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    Paediatr Respir Rev 10:91-8. 2009
    ..Typical responses of elite athletes are described to provide the scientist and clinician with a perspective of the upper range of physiological capacities of elite athletes...
  5. ncbi Bioenergetic provision of energy for muscular activity
    Greg D Wells
    Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada and Department of Anesthesiology, The Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    Paediatr Respir Rev 10:83-90. 2009
    ..The efficiency and effectiveness of these pathways can be enhanced through physical activity and training. It is these bioenergetic pathways that are the focus of this review...
  6. ncbi Physiological correlates of golf performance
    Greg D Wells
    Department of Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Strength Cond Res 23:741-50. 2009
    ..Results suggest that core strength and stability, flexibility, balance, and peripheral muscle strength are correlated with golf performance and should be included in golf training programs...
  7. ncbi Assessment of body composition in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis
    Greg D Wells
    Physiology and Experimental Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Pediatr Pulmonol 43:1025-32. 2008
    ..Maintaining nutritional sufficiency is challenging for CF patients and therefore accurate monitoring is important for their clinical management...
  8. ncbi A simple and portable breathing circuit designed for ventilatory muscle endurance training (VMET)
    Dahlia Y Balaban
    Department of Anesthesiology University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    Respir Med 103:1822-7. 2009
    ..The challenge to make VMET suitable for home use is to provide a source of constant fresh gas flow to the circuit without resorting to compressed gas...
  9. ncbi Remote preconditioning improves maximal performance in highly trained athletes
    Emilie Jean-St-Michel
    The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 43:1280-6. 2011
    ..Exercise performance in highly trained athletes is limited by tissue hypoxemia and acidosis, which may therefore represent a type of ischemia-reperfusion stress modifiable by RIPC...
  10. ncbi Skeletal muscle metabolic dysfunction in obesity and metabolic syndrome
    Greg D Wells
    Department of Anesthesia, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    Can J Neurol Sci 35:31-40. 2008
    ..A physiological model of the effect of intramyocellular lipid accumulation on oxidative metabolism and insulin mediated glucose uptake is proposed...
  11. ncbi Blood lactate concentration and clearance in elite swimmers during competition
    Jason D Vescovi
    Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, Toronto, Canada, and the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Canada
    Int J Sports Physiol Perform 6:106-17. 2011
    ..Our aims were to (1) examine how sex, age, race distance, and swim stroke influenced [BLa] after competitive swimming events and (2) develop a practical model based on recovery swim distance to optimize blood lactate removal...