Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) with long duration and a variety of complications have caused great physical and psychological problems for patients, and the overall quality of life of patients is low. Taijiquan, as a traditional Chinese techniques project, is beneficial to improving cardiopulmonary function, enhancing lower limb muscle strength, and reducing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risks. We summarized the latest progress in clinical research concerning taijiquan as exercise rehabilitation for patients with CKD, aiming to promote the clinical application of taijiquan and other traditional exercises in the rehabilitation process of CKD patients and improve the overall quality of life of CKD patients.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the efficacy of exercise intervention in adolescents with mild to moderate idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). MethodsPubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, WanFang Data and CNKI databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the efficacy of exercise intervention in adolescents with mild to moderate AIS from inception to November 2021. Two reviewers independently screened the literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed using Stata 16.0 software. ResultsA total of 11 RCTs involving 638 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that exercise intervention significantly improved the Cobb angle of the spine in patients with AIS (MD=−1.65, 95%CI −2.63 to −0.68, P<0.01), reduced the angle of trunk rotation (ATR) (MD=−0.68, 95%CI −0.96 to −0.40, P<0.01), and increased their forced vital capacity (FVC) (MD=0.63, 95%CI 0.10 to 1.15, P=0.02). However, there was no statistically significant improvement in the forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) or the ratio of FEV1/FVC between the two groups. ConclusionCurrent evidence shows that the exercise intervention could improve the Cobb angle of the spine, reduce ATR and enhance FVC. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.
Objective To systematically review the effects of various exercise modalities on obese children and adolescents with metabolic syndrome (MetS). MethodsChinese and English databases such as CNKI, WanFang Data, VIP, PubMed and Web of Science were selected to search for RCTs on the effects of exercise on obese children and adolescents with MetS, and the search period was from January 2000 to November 2024 And two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data and evaluated the risk of bias of the included studies, and net meta−analysis was performed using Stata 17.0 and RevMan 5.4 software. Results A total of 15 RCT trials involving 968 obese children and adolescents with MetS were included. The results of reticulated meta−analysis showed that compared with the non−exercise intervention group, aerobic exercise was effective in improving the patients' body mass index (BMI) (SMD=−1.21, 95% CI −2.31 to −0.11, P=0.031), total cholesterol (TC) (SMD=−0.44, 95% CI −0.82 to −0.05, P=0.028), triglyceride (TG) (SMD=−1.10, 95% CI −1.98 to −0.22, P=0.014), fasting blood glucose (FBG) (SMD=−0.70, 95% CI −1.34 to −0.07, P=0.030), systolic blood pressure (SBP) (SMD=−1.10, 95% CI −1.83 to −0.38, P=0.003), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (SMD=−0.93, 95% CI −1.49 to −0.37, P=0.001); Resistance exercise can effectively improve the HDL cholesterol (SMD=0.55, 95% CI 0.09 to 1.02, P=0.020) and SBP (SMD=−1.16, 95% CI −2.18 to −0.14, P=0.025); aerobic combined with resistance exercise can effectively improve waist circumference (WC) (SMD=−1.09, 95% CI −1.74 to −0.44, P=0.001), BMI (SMD=−1.22, 95% CI −2.32 to −0.12, P=0.030), HDL (SMD=0.56, 95% CI 0.13 to 1.00, P=0.011), and FBG (SMD=−0.57, 95% CI −1.13 to −0.02, P=0.044). The results of cumulative probability ranking showed that aerobic exercise was the most effective in improving TG, TC, FBG and DBP; resistance exercise was the most effective in improving SBP; and aerobic combined with resistance exercise was the most effective in improving WC, BMI and HDL. ConclusionDifferent exercise modes have different improvement effects on various body indexes in obese children and adolescents with MetS. Due to the limitation of the number and quality of included studies, more high−quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusions.
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.
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.
Objective To investigate the influence of the integration of fracture treatment and exercise rehabilitation on the effectiveness in the patients with intertrochanteric fracture of femur. Methods Between January 2007 and December 2009, 3 873 patients with intertrochanteric fracture of femur were surgically treated in 56 hospitals. Of them, 1 970 cases were treated with rehabilitation training according to scale of safety assessment of early exercise rehabilitation of patients with fractures (trial group), 1 903 cases were treated with traditional rehabilitation training methods (control group). There was no significant difference in age, gender, fracture type, internal fixation type, or postoperative safety score between 2 groups (P gt; 0.05). Results All the patients were followed up 13-49 months (mean, 30.5 months). There was no significant difference in the incidences of bone nonunion, delayed union, and systemic complication between 2 groups (P gt; 0.05); significant differences were found in the incidences of incision complication, deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremity, and the overall complication between 2 groups (P lt; 0.05). At 6 and 12 months after operation, the trial group was significantly better than the control group in the recovery of hip motion, curative effectiveness classification, and the excellent and good rate (P lt; 0.05). Conclusion The treatment of intertrochanteric fracture of the femur guided by the integration of fracture treatment and exercise rehabilitation can apparently improve the prognosis and reduce the incidence of complications.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the efficacy of exercise therapy for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) by network meta-analysis (NMA).MethodsThe PubMed, EBSCO, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang Data, VIP and CBM databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCT) on exercise for patients with CLBP from inception to May, 2020. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed risk of bias of included studies. Then, NMA was performed by Stata 15.1 software.ResultsA total of 79 RCTs involving 5 782 CLBP patients were included. The effect of exercise therapy on pain in patients with CLBP were in the following rankings: yoga (SMD=−1.25, 95%CI −1.87 to −0.64, P<0.000 1), health Qigong/Taichi (SMD=−1.12, 95%CI −1.87 to −0.64, P=0.002), sling exercise (SMD=−1.07, 95%CI −1.64 to −0.50, P<0.000 1), Mackenzie therapy (SMD=−1.05, 95%CI −1.68 to −0.42, P=0.001), pilates (SMD=−0.96, 95%CI −1.74 to −1.78, P=0.016), multimodal training (SMD=−0.80, 95%CI −1.33 to −0.27, P=0.003) and stabilisation/motor control (SMD=−0.62, 95%CI −1.03 to −0.21, P=0.003). The effect of exercise therapy on function in patients with CLBP were in the following rankings: Mackenzie therapy (SMD=−0.62, 95%CI −1.03 to −0.21, P=0.003), and yoga (SMD=−0.88, 95%CI −1.51 to −0.25, P=0.007). Clusterank results showed that Mackenzie therapy, yoga, pilates, sling exercise and multimodal training were similar in improving pain and physical function in patients with CLBP.ConclusionsThe current study shows that yoga, Mackenzie therapy, pilates, sling exercise and multimodal training constitute the optimal group for improving CLBP symptoms. Health Qigong/Taichi is second only to yoga in improving pain in patients with CLBP, which has great promotional value.
ObjectivesTo systematically review the efficacy of high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE) on cardiac function, exercise capacity, quality of life and depression in patients with heart failure.MethodsPubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, EBSCOhost, EMbase, CBM, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on HIIE on cardiac function, exercise capacity, quality of life and depression in patients with heart failure from inception to April, 2019. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias of included studies. Then, RevMan 5.3 software and Stata 15.1 software were used for meta-analysis.ResultsA total of 16 RCTs involving 549 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that, compared with the control group, HIIE could increase peak oxygen consumption (MD=2.04, 95%CI 0.74 to 3.33, P=0.002), peak work rate (MD=12.85, 95%CI 1.17 to 24.52, P=0.03), left ventricular ejection fraction (MD=4.24, 95% CI 1.40 to 7.07, P=0.003), quality of life (MD=7.32, 95%CI 1.41 to 13.22, P=0.02), and the six minute walk distance (MD=42.46, 95%CI 20.40 to 64.52, P=0.000 2). However, there was no significant difference between two groups in the depression score (SMD=0.39, 95%CI −0.52 to 1.31, P=0.40) and VE/VCO2 Slope (MD=0.12, 95%CI −1.02 to 1.26, P=0.84).ConclusionsCurrent evidence shows that compared with routine exercise or moderate intensity exercise, HIIE can improve exercise capacity, quality of life and cardiac function in patients with heart failure, but there is no significant difference in improving depression. Due to limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high quality studies are required to verify above conclusion.
cardiac rehabilitation has evolved over the past decades from a simple monitoring for the safe return to physical activities to a multidisciplinary approach that focuses on patient education, individually tailored exercise training, modification of the risk factors and the overall well-being of the cardiac patients. It has been proven to be an effective tool for the care of the patients with heart disease. Recent research in cardiac rehabilitation has demonstrated that tremendous benefits can be derived from the optimal use of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with various cardiac pathologies including ischemic heart disease, heart failure and post heart surgery. The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation include mortality reduction, symptom relief, reduction in smoking and improved exercise tolerance, risk factors modification and the overall psychosocial wellbeing. Unfortunately, cardiac rehabilitation remains considerably underutilized mainly because of referral problems and poor enrollment. The development of alternate approaches and the use of transtelephonic and other means of monitoring and surveillance will help expand the utilization of cardiac rehabilitation.
ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the effects of aerobic training, resistance training, and aerobic training combined with resistance training on blood lipid levels for patients with hypertension using network meta-analysis. MethodsWe searched the CNKI, VIP, WanFang Data, PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, and EMbase databases to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effects of exercise on blood lipid levels among patients with hypertension from inception to September 16th, 2021. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. Stata 15.1 software and RevMan 5.0 software were then used to perform network meta-analysis. ResultsA total of 29 RCTs involving 2 519 patients were included. Compared with the control group, aerobic training (MD=−0.47, 95%CI −0.62 to −0.319, P<0.001), resistance training (MD=−0.37, 95%CI −0.63 to −0.11, P<0.05), and aerobic training combined with resistance training (MD=−0.61, 95%CI 0.88 to −0.34, P=0.005) reduced total cholesterol levels; aerobic training (MD=0.14, 95%CI 0.08 to 0.20, P<0.001), resistance training (MD=0.10, 95%CI 0.02 to 0.19, P<0.05), and aerobic training combined with resistance training (MD=0.12, 95%CI 0.02 to 0.23, P=0.038) increased high-density lipoproteins; aerobic training (MD=−0.32, 95%CI −0.48 to −0.15, P=0.001), resistance training (MD=−0.19, 95%CI −0.48 to −0.01, P<0.05), and aerobic training combined with resistance training (MD=−0.40, 95%CI −0.70 to −0.11, P<0.05) reduced low-density lipoproteins. The SUCRA probability sorting results showed that aerobic training had the most significant effect on the improvement of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure; aerobic exercise combined with resistance training had the largest effect on total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoproteins, and high-density lipoproteins. ConclusionsAerobic training combined with resistance training is the most effective exercise method to improve blood lipid levels for patients with hypertension. Due to the limited quantity and quality of the included studies, the above conclusions are needed to be verified by more high-quality studies.