Specific balance training included in an endurance-resistance exercise program improves postural balance in elderly patients undergoing haemodialysis |
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| Authors: | Bechir Frih Wajdi Mkacher Hamdi Jaafar Ameur Frih Zohra ben Salah Mezry El May |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biochemistry: Human Nutrition and Metabolic Disorders: “Functional Foods and Vascular Health” LR12ES05, Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia;2. frih.bechir@gmail.com;4. Department of Research: Exercise Physiology and Pathophysiology: “Biology, Medicine and Health” UR12ES06, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia;5. Institut de recherche de l’H?pital Montfort, Ottawa, Canada;6. Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;7. Nephrology and Internal Medicine Service, CHU Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia;8. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, CHU Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia |
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| Abstract: | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of 6 months of specific balance training included in endurance-resistance program on postural balance in haemodialysis (HD) patients.Methods: Forty-nine male patients undergoing HD were randomly assigned to an intervention group (balance training included in an endurance-resistance training, n?=?26) or a control group (resistance-endurance training only, n?=?23). Postural control was assessed using six clinical tests; Timed Up and Go test, Tinetti Mobility Test, Berg Balance Scale, Unipodal Stance test, Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test and Activities Balance Confidence scale.Results: All balance measures increased significantly after the period of rehabilitation training in the intervention group. Only the Timed Up and Go, Berg Balance Scale, Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test and Activities Balance Confidence scores were improved in the control group. The ranges of change in these tests were greater in the balance training group.Conclusions: In HD patients, specific balance training included in a usual endurance-resistance training program improves static and dynamic balance better than endurance-resistance training only.- Implications for rehabilitation
Rehabilitation using exercise in haemodialysis patients improved global mobility and functional abilities. Specific balance training included in usual endurance resistance training program could lead to improved static and dynamic balance.
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| Keywords: | Haemodialysis balance training postural control older adult |
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