Older adults should undertake exercise ahead of elective surgery ANI | Updated: Dec 26, 2020 11:23 IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): New research suggests that older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained program of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bed rest.
A study published by researchers in the University of Birmingham s School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences showed that short term prehabilitation strength exercises, undertaken pre-surgery, are insufficient to prevent muscle loss.
In the study, the researchers asked a group of older adults to perform four sessions of weight lifting exercise over one week. The participants did the exercises using only one leg, while the other leg did no exercise at all.
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Older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained programme of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bedrest, new research suggests.
A study published by researchers in the University of Birmingham s School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences showed that short term prehabilitation strength exercises, undertaken pre-surgery, are insufficient to prevent muscle loss.
In the study, the researchers asked a group of older adults to perform four sessions of weight lifting exercise over one week. The participants did the exercises using only one leg, while the other leg did no exercise at all.
After completing the prehabilitation, the participants underwent five days of bed-rest - a typical length of stay in hospital for an older patient. Although the researchers expected to find that the leg which had undergone the exercise would experience less muscle loss than the other leg, in fact they found muscle l
Getting into shape pre-surgery to aid recovery for older patients: Study ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 10:42 IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): Older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained programme of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bedrest, new research suggests.
A study published by researchers in the University of Birmingham s School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences showed that short term prehabilitation strength exercises, undertaken pre-surgery, are insufficient to prevent muscle loss.
In the study, the researchers asked a group of older adults to perform four sessions of weight lifting exercise over one week. The participants did the exercises using only one leg, while the other leg did no exercise at all.
Short term “prehabilitation” strength exercises, undertaken pre-surgery, do not prevent muscle loss
Older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained program of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bedrest, new research suggests.
A study published by researchers in the University of Birmingham s School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences showed that short term prehabilitation strength exercises, undertaken pre-surgery, are insufficient to prevent muscle loss.
In the study, the researchers asked a group of older adults to perform four sessions of weight lifting exercise over one week. The participants did the exercises using only one leg, while the other leg did no exercise at all.