Effects of foam pad balance exercises on cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: A randomized control trial |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Physical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil;2. Post-graduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil;3. Post-graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil;1. Laboratoire « Adaptation au Climat Tropical, Exercice & Santé », Faculté des Sciences du Sport de Pointe-à-Pitre, Université des Antilles, France;2. UFR Sciences de l''homme et de l''environnement, département STAPS, Université de la Réunion, France;3. Unité de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Départemental de La Roche sur Yon, France;4. Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation, Les Capucins, Angers, France;5. Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, Faculté des Sciences du Sport de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France;6. Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l’Apprentissage, Faculté des Sciences du Sport de Poitiers, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France;1. Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Cross Cancer Institute, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;3. Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;4. Department of Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;1. School of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 39, Greeley, CO, 80639, USA;2. School of Integrative Physiology & Athletic Training, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA;3. University of Northern Colorado Cancer Rehabilitation Institute, Campus Box 6, Greeley, CO, 80639, USA;1. Trakya University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Nursing, Edirne, Turkey;2. Florence Nightingale School of Nursing Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundThis study sought to investigate the effects of foam pad balance exercises on balance, physical performance, peripheral neuropathy symptoms, and quality of life in cancer patients undergoing taxane-based chemotherapy.MethodsThirty cancer patients receiving chemotherapy were randomly divided into 2 groups (n = 15/group): control group (CG) and balance exercise group (BG). The BG were asked to perform foam pad balance exercises 60 min/day, twice/week for 6 weeks, along with conventional therapy. The CG only received conventional therapy. The Fullerton Advanced Balance (FAB) Score, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Michigan Diabetic Neuropathy Score (MDNS), and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Taxane (FACT-Taxane) were used to assess balance, physical performance, peripheral neuropathy symptoms, and quality of life, respectively, at baseline and after 4 and 6 weeks of treatment.ResultsAt 4 and/or 6 weeks, the CG showed a decline in FAB and SPPB Scores, while the BG maintained their baseline levels. There were significant differences in the FAB Scores between the groups at the 4th and 6th week (p = 0.04 and p < 0.01, respectively) and significant differences in SPPB Scores at only the 6th week (p = 0.03). MDNS showed no significant changes between or within groups. For FACT-Taxane between groups, the CG and BG showed significant decreases (p < 0.01) and increases (p < 0.01), respectively, at 6th week.ConclusionsFoam pad balance exercises during chemotherapy can be used to alleviate declining balance and enhance physical performance and quality of life of cancer patients. |
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| Keywords: | Postural equilibrium Functional performance Foam pad |
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