The effects of a home-based arm ergometry exercise programme on physical fitness, fatigue and activity in polio survivors: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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Murray D1, Meldrum D, Moloney R, Campion A, Horgan F, Hardiman O., The effects of a home-based arm ergometry exercise programme on physical fitness, fatigue and activity in polio survivors: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial, BMC Neurology, 12, 2012, 157-Download Item:
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Many Polio survivors have reduced mobility, pain and fatigue, which make access to conventional forms of aerobic exercise difficult. Inactivity leads to increased risk of health problems, many of which are prevalent among Polio survivors. Aerobic exercise programmes in Polio survivors should utilise stable muscle groups and should be designed to minimise exacerbation of pain and fatigue. A home-based arm ergometry aerobic exercise programme may represent an affordable and accessible exercise modality, incorporating exercise prescription principles in this group
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Author: Hardiman, Orla; Meldrum, Dara
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