Objective To review the up-to-date development of overseas cl inical study on exercise therapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods The cl inical researches of exercise therapy for knee osteoarthritis were summarized by reviewing l iterature concerned in recent years. Results Exercise therapy was extensively used in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis not only in hospital but also in community rehabil itation abroad. The main patterns of exercise therapy included muscle strengthening exercise, aerobic exercise and underwater exercise. It was capable of effectively improving patient’s independent l iving abil ity and l ive qual ity, and postproning the time of surgical intervention. But the long-term efficacy of exercise therapy was still under debate. Conclusion Exercise therapy is an effect method to treat knee osteoarthritis.
Objective To evaluate whether respiratory training can improve motor function, exercise endurance, and activity of daily living (ADL) in stroke patients. Methods The randomized controlled trials of the effects of respiratory training on motor function, exercise endurance, and ADL in stroke patients were searched in PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and VIP Database. The search date was from the establishment of each database to December 2018. The control group received routine rehabilitation, medical treatment or other interventions, and the trial group added respiratory training on that basis. Outcome measures included the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), and the modified Barthel Index (BI). The literature was independently screened by two investigators according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the quality of the included articles was evaluated using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale and Cochrane Library systematic review criteria. Statistical analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3 software. Results A total of 11 articles with 741 stroke patients were included. Meta-analysis showed that in the trial group the exercise endurance [mean difference (MD)=41.50 m, 95% confidence interval (CI) (7.63, 75.37) m, P=0.02], ADL [MD=9.97, 95%CI (3.99, 15.96), P=0.001], and motor function [MD=8.00, 95%CI (1.29, 14.70), P=0.02] were improved compared with those in the control group. Subgroup analysis showed that after 8-10 weeks of intervention, BI of the trial group was higher than that of the control group [MD=25.37, 95%CI (16.49, 34.25), P<0.000 01]; after 8 weeks and 12 weeks to 3 months of intervention, FMA of the trial group was higher than that of the control group [ after 8 weeks: MD=20.40, 95%CI (9.72, 31.08), P=0.000 2; after 12 weeks to 3 months: MD=6.18, 95%CI (3.57, 8.79), P<0.000 01]. Conclusions The results of this study showed that respiratory training can improve exercise tolerance, ADL, and motor function in stroke patients. In consideration of the limited number of included articles as well as the heterogeneity among included articles in the current study, and the lack of long-term follow-up period, further studies could use more optimized respiratory training programs to conduct high-quality researches with bigger sample sizes.
Objective To evaluate the impacts of pulmonary rehabilitation at different levels of exercise intensity on health status of patients with moderate to severe COPD. Methods Thirty-two COPD patients treated with pulmonary rehabilitation by ergometry exercise were randomly assigned to exercise intensity level either by anaerobic threshold （AT group; n=15） or by maximum tolerate [high intensity group（HI group）; n=17]. Nine COPD patients without exercise training served as control. Bicycle exercise training was conducted in two separate days each week for 12 weeks. Spirometry，cardiopulmonary exercise testing，the St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire （SGRQ） were accessed before and after the rehabilitation program. Results Exercise intensity （%Wmax） was significantly higher in HI group than AT group （69%±14% vs 52%±7%，Plt;0.01）. Significant improvement of SGRQ scores after rehabilitation were found both in AT group （－11.91±15.48 U） and HI group （－8.39±9.49 U）. However，no significant difference was found between the two groups in the degree of improvement （Z=－0.540，P=0.589）. Symptoms and impacts subscale scores of SGRQ were decreased significantly in HI group，but only symptoms scores decreased significantly in AT group. The control group did not show any significant improvement in SGRQ scores. No statistically significant correlation was found between improvement of peak oxygen consumption per predicted (VO2peak%pre) and SGRQ scores. Conclusion Both pulmonary rehabilitation strategies by anaerobic threshold and by maximum tolerate can improve health status of COPD patients significantly with no significant difference between each other.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the efficacy of exercise intervention on smoking cessation. MethodsCNKI, WanFang Data, VIP, Web of Science, PubMed and EMbase databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and randomized cross controlled trials (RCDs) on exercise intervention for smoking cessation from inception to September 2021. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Then, meta-analysis was performed using Stata 12.0 software. ResultsA total of 47 studies (35 RCTs and 12 RCDs) involving 5 130 subjects were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that acute exercise could significantly reduce the quitters’ desire to smoke (P<0.05), alleviate most of the withdrawal symptoms, and the effect of acute exercise was maintained for at least 30 minutes. Periodic exercise significantly reduced 7-day point abstinence and sustained abstinence rates in ex-smokers (P<0.05), and the effect of periodic exercise was maintained for at least 12 weeks, however, depression and stress were not found to be effectively relieved, and mood was not found to be significantly improved (P>0.05). ConclusionExercise intervention to quit smoking has a positive effect, however, more high-quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the efficacy of exercise interventions on thoracic kyphosis in adults. MethodsThe PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, CNKI, CBM, WanFang Data and VIP databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to the objective from inception to November 2022. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed by using RevMan 5.4 software. ResultsA total of 10 RCTs involving 482 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that exercise interventions could reduce kyphosis angle (MD=−5.27, 95%CI −8.37 to −2.17, P<0.01) and improve quality of life (SMD=0.78, 95%CI 0.52 to 1.04, P<0.01) in thoracic kyphosis in adults, but there were no significant differences between the two groups in pain and physical function. ConclusionCurrent evidence suggests that exercise interventions can reduce thoracic kyphosis angle and improve quality of life in adults, but the effects on pain and physical function are unclear. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.
In 2020, chronic kidney disease has become one of the top 10 causes of death in the world. More and more evidence shows that proper exercise rehabilitation is beneficial to the health of patients with chronic kidney disease, which can improve the survival rate and slow down the decline of renal function. However, existing studies have significant differences in form, intensity, duration, and specific implementation methods of sports rehabilitation, which need to be further standardized and unified. This article introduces the impact of exercise rehabilitation on patients with chronic kidney disease and the clinical application of Chinese traditional exercises in patients with chronic kidney disease, and mainly discusses the application experience of exercise rehabilitation characterized by “Three-in-one Taiji” in the Department of Nephrology of West China Hospital of Sichuan University. It aims to provide a basis for the model innovation of integrated management of chronic kidney disease in China.
Objective In order to improve the standing on the studies of Exercise Prescription (EP), a systematic review was conducted to provide reference and theory for further studies. Methods A broad computerized literature search of Medlin via Ovid, PubMed in all fields, Sport Discus, CINAHL, CAM, EMbase, EBM Cochrane Database of SR, and Web of Science was carried out till June 2008. Firstly, four categorical searches were conducted with the following keywords for searches: Exercise Prescription, Physical Fitness, Exercise Therapy, Fitness Assessment, Exercise Test and RCTs, and the searched results were checked by reviewers and duplicate results were removed. Then all titles were manually searched for potential inclusion in the review. Articles retrieved, review articles were examined for further relevant references. Results There were 318 relevant articles, however, the RCTs were only 7, and systematic review and meta-analysis were only one, respectively. Considering the importance and reference values there were 93 articles were included. 1970s was the developing age of EP; 1980s more specific EP were provided for many purposes; 1990s with the techniques developing of physical fitness, exercise therapy, fitness assessment and exercise test, EP for treating and rehabilitating more chronics and civilizing diseases were developed; 2000s the RCTs and CCTs were applied in the EP studies. Conclusions The developing of EP has close relationship with the developing of physical fitness, exercise therapy, fitness assessment, and exercise test. Although the RCTs researches in this field were limited, most of them were positive to support the advantage of EP. How to highly improve the advantages and greatly decrease the risk of EP is still valuable to study in the future.
Most patients with end-stage renal disease choose maintenance hemodialysis to prolong survival. The clinical application of exercise therapy has a definite effect on maintenance hemodialysis patients, and can effectively improve their quality of life and promote rehabilitation. Individualized exercise therapy under the guidance of medical professionals has positive effects on patients’ physical and mental rehabilitation. This paper mainly summarizes the status of exercise, factors affecting exercise, exercise therapy, exercise and rehabilitation of maintenance hemodialysis patients, and reviews the impact of exercise therapy on the physical and mental health of maintenance hemodialysis patients, in order to provide some references for clinical intervention and prognosis studies.
Under the new era background of actively advocating the " active health” in the elderly, the prevention methods of falls not only include environmental modification, reasonable drugs, emotional support, disease prevention and control, etc., but exercise should also be integrated into them. Exercise training can significantly improve muscle strength, balance, and mobility in the elderly, thereby reducing the risk of falls. This paper reviews the biomechanical causes of falls in the elderly, the sports training prescriptions for fall prevention in the elderly, and the research prospects of sports training for fall prevention in the elderly. It is hoped that the elderly population could establish an active healthy lifestyle based on sports training, elevate the physical fitness continuously, reduce the fall injury, and improve the quality of life through strength, balance, and endurance training.
Pulmonary rehabilitation therapy is gaining more attention. The recent systematic review of domestic and foreign relevant literature indicates pre-operative pulmonary rehabilitation exercise training performs an important role in per-operative period. The rehabilitation therapy can efficiently improve exercise tolerance and quality of life of patients with lung cancer, reduce post-operative complications, shorten hospitalization time, and increase opportunity of operation. However, the evidence comes from small samples reported by present clinical study, and a standard treatment guideline of pulmonary rehabilitation has not been established until now. Further researches are expected to provide demonstration and promote pulmonary rehabilitation. It is an important part of comprehensive treatment of lung cancer. The therapy will benefit more patients suffering from lung cancer.