Thermoregulatory responses of lower limb amputees during exercise in a hot environment.Lower limb amputees (LLAs) have less skin surface required for sweating; thus, the ability to dissipate heat from the body may decrease and the risk of heat illness may increase during exercise in a hot environment.  However, no study has compared the thermoregulatory responses during exercise between LLAs and able-body (AB) individuals with different body surface areas.  This study aimed to compare the thermoregulatory responses of LLAs with those of AB individuals during exercise in a hot environment.  Thermal sensation and comfort were lower in the LLA group than in the AB group.  The LLA group compensates for sweating on the cut side due to an increase in sweat loss on the intact limb, thereby preserving appropriate thermoregulation during exercise.
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