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Filter by:The aim of this study was to investigate the acute and chronic effect of elastic resistance exercise in elderly women living in a nursing home. The primary outcome was the functional performance and hand grip strength. The secondary outcomes were myokines and inflammatory markers analysis.
Basketball has gained worldwide popularity and fascinated players and spectators with its dynamic characteristics as a team sport. This kind of sport is multifaceted that requires well-developed physical ļ¬tness to be played successfully. Many authors have suggested that strength, power, agility, and speed are important performance related physical components for elite basketball players. The physical components require that fitness and conditioning attributes of basketball players are well developed to negate the limiting aspect of sport performance. Moreover, functional training is becoming increasingly popular within the fitness industry and has been considered to be a better alternative than traditional training methods for improving various measures of performance. The purpose of this study was to determine whether functional training has effects on performance and related various physical components of basketball players.
In this research work, the concept of strengthening technique of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) incorporated with tendon gliding exercise (TGE) will be used to improve neuromuscular function of upper extremity of patients with diabetes mellitus. The first specific aim of the study is to examine the effects of home-based PNF exercise on the motor, sensation and functional performance parameters of upper extremity of the patients with diabetes mellitus. In addition, whether adding a tendon gliding exercise (TGE) to the home-based PNF exercises can provide better treatment effects for the patients with diabetes mellitus will also been investigated in this study. One of the hypothesis of this study is the prescribing home-based PNF exercise program has a positive treatment effect on neuromuscular function of the upper extremity of patients with diabetes mellitus. And,the other is home-based PNF in conjunction with TGE provides better benefits for neuromuscular function of the upper extremity of patients with diabetes mellitus.
There has been an increasing awareness about the need to practice some physical activity, including several objectives, mainly as a preventive character. From this perspective, notice the use of the Pilates method as an instrument of therapeutic exercise for the protection and promotion of health. However, despite being popularly performed, there is still no scientific evidence on the standardization of the use of the method and its progression to an adequate prescription of physical training. The objective is monitoring the progression of loads of a 12-week training among the basic, intermediate and advanced levels of the Pilates method through heart rate (HR), subjective exertion perception (PSE) and heart rate variability (HRV). In addition, analyzing the effect of the method on cardiorespiratory and autonomic parameters. 40 healthy men aged 18-36 will receive Pilates training for 12 weeks. After the initial assessment and familiarization with the method, the training period will begin totalizing 36 sessions for three months, where each class lasts approximately 1 hour. During the three months, the participants must pass through the three levels of training: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. During each session, the investigators will initially collect: psychological questionnaire, visual analogue pain scale (VAS), and cardiorespiratory parameters (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, HR, respiratory rate and partial oxygen saturation). Throughout the session a heart rate meter will be positioned on the chest of the participant to capture HR, which will occur every five minutes together with the PSE illustrated in the model proposed by Borg. At the end of each session, the cardiorespiratory parameters will be collected again. In addition, cardiorespiratory parameters and HRV will be analyzed at baseline and after three months of training. In the case of HRV analysis, linear methods in the time and frequency domain will be verified. For the statistical analysis of the cardiorespiratory and autonomic parameters in the pre and post training moments will be used paired t test for normal data or Wilcoxon test for non normal data. For the analysis of the training load will be used the correlation of Pearson or Sperman according to normality. The definition of cutoff points for the HRV and PSE indices will be obtained by the ROC curve.
The aim of our study is to investigate the effect of Clinical Pilates Exercises on functional status and quality of life when applied together with aerobic exercise in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
The study will investigate myocellular signalling in skeletal muscle after insulin-stimulation and exercise in healthy young men
Individuals poststroke with gait and balance impairment are typically less active and have low levels of physical fitness. Improving fitness level while also improving gait and balance is very important. Maximizing the exercise training benefit requires the appropriate level of effort is achieved. Traditional exercise programs scale aerobic demand by increasing the walking speed or the slope of the treadmill surface. This may be difficult for individuals who experience decreased balance at faster speeds or on sloped surfaces and require the use of handrails to safely walk under these conditions. These exercise programs show limited improvement in walking ability after training. This project will test a novel approach, resistance-based treadmill walking, for maximizing improvements in fitness and ability to walk by individuals poststroke. The investigators previous research has shown that backward directed resistive force applied to the pelvis while walking is well tolerated by individuals poststroke. Further, these forces can be used to effectively scale aerobic demand while walking in a controlled manner. With traditional treadmill training approaches handrail support is utilized to ensure safety. However, handrail support externally stabilizes the individual reducing training improvements in walking capacity and balance. For this pilot investigation a group that aerobically trains using a standard exercise treadmill training paradigm will be compared to a group that experiences progressive backward directed resistive forces applied to an individuals' pelvis while they walk at comfortable walking speeds without the aid of handrails. Individuals will wear a fall harness that provides no external stabilization but prevents falls to the treadmill surface. This approach has the potential benefit of allowing individuals poststroke to meaningfully practice walking at safe speeds but against resistance thereby improving walking economy, dynamic balance, and walking speed. The proposed project is necessary to gather preliminary data for a much larger training study that has the potential to change the clinical approach for improving gait economy, balance, and walking speed for individuals poststroke.
Checkpoint inhibitors like the PD-1 antibodies Pembrolizumab and Nivolumab represent standard of care for patients with metastasized melanoma. Numerous high quality studies demonstrate that endurance and resistance training in cancer patients is safe and elicits beneficial effects. However, there is no systematic experience with regard to exercise interventions in patients undergoing checkpoint inhibitor treatment. Therefore, the Sportivumab Study aimed to investigate safety, feasibility and effectivity of a 12 week combined resistance and endurance exercise intervention program during checkpoint inhibitor treatment. It is planned to enroll 40 patients. Participants will be randomized into an experimental and a wait-list control group (20 per group). The wait-list control group will receive the exercise intervention program after week 13 of enrollment.
High-intensity training (HIT) has showed beneficial effects in type 2 diabetics such as improved glycemic control, improved bloodpressure and more. In addition, HIT is a time-saving training protocol which is of importance, as lack of time often is mentioned as a reason not to train. The combination of the time-saving HIT-protocol and the possibility to train at home and still get feedback on the intensity and amount of training can be appealing for some. This study aims to investigate whether it is possible to train at the right intensity and frequency and only get feedback throug a technology.
- To compare between modified strength training program and aerobic exercises on quality of life on children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. - To compare between modified strength training program and aerobic exercises on functional capacity on children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.