Photobiomodulation via a cluster device associated with a physical exercise program in the level of pain and muscle strength in middle-aged and older women with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Gabrielli Vassão ◽  
Mayra Cavenague de Souza ◽  
Bruna Arcaim Silva ◽  
Rheguel Grillo Junqueira ◽  
Marcela Regina de Camargo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Middle Aged

scholarly journals Qigong for Muscle Strength and Static Postural Control in Middle-Aged and Older Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Carcelén-Fraile ◽  
Agustín Aibar-Almazán ◽  
Antonio Martínez-Amat ◽  
Vânia Brandão-Loureiro ◽  
José Daniel Jiménez-García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Center Of Pressure ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Eyes Open ◽  
Experimental Group

In the present study, we aimed to determine the effects of a Qigong exercise program on the muscle strength and postural control in middle-aged and older postmenopausal women. This is a randomized clinical trial (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03989453) conducted on 125 women who were initially assigned to either an experimental group (n = 63) that performed a Qigong exercise program for 12 weeks or to a control group (n = 62) that did not receive any intervention. Muscle strength (dynamometer) and postural control (stabilometric platform) were evaluated before and immediately after an intervention period. The main findings of this study suggest that the women in the experimental group had improvements in muscle strength, mean velocity of the displacement of the center of pressure (CoP) with both eyes open and closed, and the surface sway area covered by the CoP, as well as the mediolateral and anteroposterior oscillations of the CoP, only with eyes open. The results of the present study determined that a 12 week Qigong exercise program has beneficial effects on muscle strength and postural control of middle-aged and older postmenopausal Spanish women.

Level of pain, muscle strength and posture: effects of PBM on an exercise program in women with knee osteoarthritis – a randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 1967-1974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Gabrielli Vassão ◽  
Bruna Arcaim Silva ◽  
Mayra Cavenague de Souza ◽  
Julia Risso Parisi ◽  
Marcela Regina de Camargo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals 3D Kinematics and Decision Trees to Predict the Impact of a Physical Exercise Program on Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 834
Author(s):  
Marwa Mezghani ◽  
Nicola Hagemeister ◽  
Youssef Ouakrim ◽  
Alix Cagnin ◽  
Alexandre Fuentes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Decision Trees ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Pain Level ◽  
Knee Kinematic ◽  
Kinematic Data ◽  
3D Kinematics ◽  
The Impact

Measuring knee biomechanics provides valuable clinical information for defining patient-specific treatment options, including patient-oriented physical exercise programs. It can be done by a knee kinesiography test measuring the three-dimensional rotation angles (3D kinematics) during walking, thus providing objective knowledge about knee function in dynamic and weight-bearing conditions. The purpose of this study was to assess whether 3D kinematics can be efficiently used to predict the impact of a physical exercise program on the condition of knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. The prediction was based on 3D knee kinematic data, namely flexion/extension, adduction/abduction and external/internal rotation angles collected during a treadmill walking session at baseline. These measurements are quantifiable information suitable to develop automatic and objective methods for personalized computer-aided treatment systems. The dataset included 221 patients who followed a personalized therapeutic physical exercise program for 6 months and were then assigned to one of two classes, Improved condition (I) and not-Improved condition (nI). A 10% improvement in pain was needed at the 6-month follow-up compared to baseline to be in the improved group. The developed model was able to predict I and nI with 84.4% accuracy for men and 75.5% for women using a decision tree classifier trained with 3D knee kinematic data taken at baseline and a 10-fold validation procedure. The models showed that men with an impaired control of their varus thrust and a higher pain level at baseline, and women with a greater amplitude of internal tibia rotation were more likely to report improvements in their pain level after 6 months of exercises. Results support the effectiveness of decision trees and the relevance of 3D kinematic data to objectively predict knee OA patients’ response to a treatment consisting of a physical exercise program.

scholarly journals High-Intensity Interval Circuit Training Versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Middle-Aged and Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael Ballesta-García ◽  
Ignacio Martínez-González-Moro ◽  
Domingo J Ramos-Campo ◽  
María Carrasco-Poyatos
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
High Intensity Interval ◽  
Better Than

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has similar or better effects than moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) in increasing peak oxygen consumption (VO2max), however, it has not been studied when HIIT is applied in a circuit (HIICT). The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a HIICT versus MICT on VO2max estimated (VO2max-ES), heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) of middle-aged and older women. A quasi-experimental randomized controlled trial was used. Fifty-four women (67.8 ± 6.2 years) were randomized to either HIICT (n = 18), MICT (n = 18) or non-exercise control group (CG; n = 18) for 18 weeks. Participants in HIICT and MICT trained two days/week (one hour/session). Forty-one participants were assessed (HIICT; n = 17, MICT; n = 12, CG; n = 12). Five adverse events were reported. Cardiorespiratory fitness, HR and BP were measured. The tests were performed before and after the exercise intervention programs. VO2max-ES showed significant training x group interaction, in which HIICT and MICT were statistically superior to CG. Moreover, HIICT and MICT were statistically better than CG in the diastolic blood pressure after exercise (DBPex) interaction. For the systolic blood pressure after exercise (SBPex), HIICT was statistically better than CG. In conclusion, both HIICT and MICT generated adaptations in VO2max-ES and DBPex. Furthermore, only HIICT generated positive effects on the SBPex. Therefore, both training methods can be considered for use in exercise programs involving middle-aged and older women.

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