London, July 17 (Ians) Patients who engage in light exercise while undergoing dialysis are physically fitter and are admitted to hospital less frequently than those who do not, according to a large-scale study.
Researchers led by Technical University of Munich (Tum) in Germany believe that exercise programmes should be offered to dialysis patients as a standard.
Severely impaired kidney function people require dialysis several times per week. Many also suffer from additional health issues such as diabetes and heart disease.
“The limitations imposed by these diseases, and the time required for dialysis, often mean that those affected engage in little physical exercise. We wanted to change that,” said Martin Halle, Professor of Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine at Tum.
In the study, the team involved about 1,000 patients at 21 dialysis centres in Germany.
Over a 12-month period, half of the study participants completed accompanied exercise sessions at least once and ideally three...
Researchers led by Technical University of Munich (Tum) in Germany believe that exercise programmes should be offered to dialysis patients as a standard.
Severely impaired kidney function people require dialysis several times per week. Many also suffer from additional health issues such as diabetes and heart disease.
“The limitations imposed by these diseases, and the time required for dialysis, often mean that those affected engage in little physical exercise. We wanted to change that,” said Martin Halle, Professor of Preventive and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine at Tum.
In the study, the team involved about 1,000 patients at 21 dialysis centres in Germany.
Over a 12-month period, half of the study participants completed accompanied exercise sessions at least once and ideally three...
- 7/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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