AIM: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of resistance training in activities of daily living performance in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. METHODS: An exploratory and longitudinal study, lasting for 16 weeks, with the participation of 34 patients divided equally in: the training group (TG), who participated in a resistance training protocol (three sets of 20 repetitions in five exercises); and the social gathering group (SGG), who participated in a social interaction protocol (i.e. group dynamics, writing and reading activities). RESULTS: We observed significant differences between the groups in moving around the house, climbing stairs, standing up from the floor and putting on socks tests. CONCLUSION: This study showed that resistance training improves agility, lower limb strength, balance and flexibility in AD patients, while SGG protocol is important to improve the agility.
AIM: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of resistance training in activities of daily living performance in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. METHODS: An exploratory and longitudinal study, lasting for 16 weeks, with the participation of 34 patients divided equally in: the training group (TG), who participated in a resistance training protocol (three sets of 20 repetitions in five exercises); and the social gathering group (SGG), who participated in a social interaction protocol (i.e. group dynamics, writing and reading activities). RESULTS: We observed significant differences between the groups in moving around the house, climbing stairs, standing up from the floor and putting on socks tests. CONCLUSION: This study showed that resistance training improves agility, lower limb strength, balance and flexibility in ADpatients, while SGG protocol is important to improve the agility.
Authors: Adrian De la Rosa; Gloria Olaso-Gonzalez; Coralie Arc-Chagnaud; Fernando Millan; Andrea Salvador-Pascual; Consolacion García-Lucerga; Cristina Blasco-Lafarga; Esther Garcia-Dominguez; Aitor Carretero; Angela G Correas; Jose Viña; Mari Carmen Gomez-Cabrera Journal: J Sport Health Sci Date: 2020-02-04 Impact factor: 7.179
Authors: Gabriel S Pena; Hector G Paez; Trevor K Johnson; Jessica L Halle; Joseph P Carzoli; Nishant P Visavadiya; Michael C Zourdos; Michael A Whitehurst; Andy V Khamoui Journal: Int J Chronic Dis Date: 2020-01-30