Influence of the Physical Training on Muscle Function and Walking Distance in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in Elderly

Joint Authors

Szuba, Andrzej
Dziubek, Wioletta
Bulińska, Katarzyna
Woźniewski, Marek
Janus, A.
Skorkowska-Telichowska, Katarzyna
Kropielnicka, Katarzyna
Stefańska, Małgorzata
Wojcieszczyk-Latos, Joanna
Jasiński, Ryszard
Pilch, Urszula
Dąbrowska, Grażyna
Kałka, Dariusz
Zywar, Katarzyna
Paszkowski, Rafał
Rachwalik, Anna

Source

BioMed Research International

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-16, 16 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-09-23

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

16

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Introduction.

A typical symptom of chronic lower-limb ischaemia is lower-limb pain, which occurs during walking forcing the patient to stop, intermittent claudication (IC).

Exercise rehabilitation is the basic form of treatment for these patients.

Aim.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three types of physical training programmes conducted over a 12-week period in patients with chronic lower-limb arterial insufficiency.

Materials and Methods.

Ninety-five people qualified for the 3-month supervised motor rehabilitation programme, conducted three times a week.

The respondents were assigned to three types of rehabilitation programmes using a pseudo-randomization method: Group I (TW), subjects undertaking treadmill walking training; Group II (NW), subjects undertaking Nordic walking training; Group III (RES+NW), subjects undertaking resistance and Nordic walking training.

Treadmill test, 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT), and isokinetic test were repeated after 3 months of rehabilitation, which 80 people completed.

Results.

Combined training (RES+NW) is more effective than Nordic walking alone and supervised treadmill training alone for improving ankle force-velocity parameters (p<0.05) in patients with intermittent claudication.

Each of the proposed exercise rehabilitation programmes increased walking distance of patients with intermittent claudication (p<0.05), especially in 6MWT (p=0.001).

Significant relationships of force-velocity parameters are observed in the maximum distance obtained in 6MWT, both in Group III (RES + NW) and in Group II (NW) at the level of moderate and strong correlation strength, which indicates that if the lower limbs are stronger the walking distance achieved in 6MWT is longer.

Conclusions.

Given both the force-velocity parameters and the covered distance, the training RES + NW gives the most beneficial changes compared to training TW alone and NW alone.

All types of training increased walking distance, which is an important aspect of the everyday functioning of people with IC.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Kropielnicka, Katarzyna& Dziubek, Wioletta& Bulińska, Katarzyna& Stefańska, Małgorzata& Wojcieszczyk-Latos, Joanna& Jasiński, Ryszard…[et al.]. 2018. Influence of the Physical Training on Muscle Function and Walking Distance in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in Elderly. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124770

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Kropielnicka, Katarzyna…[et al.]. Influence of the Physical Training on Muscle Function and Walking Distance in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in Elderly. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124770

American Medical Association (AMA)

Kropielnicka, Katarzyna& Dziubek, Wioletta& Bulińska, Katarzyna& Stefańska, Małgorzata& Wojcieszczyk-Latos, Joanna& Jasiński, Ryszard…[et al.]. Influence of the Physical Training on Muscle Function and Walking Distance in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in Elderly. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124770

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1124770