Cardiorespiratory responses to basic aquatic exercise – A pilot study

Kosonen, Tiina; Mälkiä, Esko; Keskinen, Kari L.; Keskinen, O. P.

doi:10.1080/14038190600700237

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“…All different exercises were guided by physical therapists. because the sWP2 cannot be used in water the intensity of aquatic training during the RIPA was estimated according to METs measured by direct oxygen consumption analysis in the recent literature (18). Altogether, 147 different activities, of which 104 were physical exercises (including aquatic training), were measured during the rehabilitation intervention with sWP2.…”

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Physical dose of therapeutic exercises in institutional neck rehabilitation

Wasenius¹,

Karapalo²,

Sjögren³

et al. 2013

J Rehabil Med

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Objective: To determine the intensity and volume of therapeutic exercises during a standard 13-day inpatient neck rehabilitation course in relation to overall physical activity in rehabilitation and everyday life. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Subjects (n = 19; 16 women and 3 men; mean age 48.6 years, standard deviation (SD) 6.6) with chronic nonspecific neck pain were recruited from two inpatient neck rehabilitation courses. Intensity and volume of therapeutic exercises and physical activity were measured in metabolic equivalents (METs) with an objective measurement device and all-time recall questionnaire. Maximum oxygen uptake was determined in METs (METc) by direct maximal cycle ergometer. Results: Subjects' mean METc was 7.2 METs (SD 1.4) or 25.3 ml/kg/min (SD 4.8). Intensity of all therapeutic exercises was 1.9 METs or 27 %METc (SD 5.1) and volume 7.7 MET-hours/week. Intensity of specific neck and shoulder exercises was 2.0 METs or 28 %METc (SD 5.4) and volume 2.5 MET-hours/week. In addition, subjects were more active in everyday life than in inpatient rehabilitation. Conclusion: The therapeutic exercise dose failed to reach previously reported target values for pain relief. The dose of therapeutic exercises and confounding physical activity should be carefully controlled in pain rehabilitation programmes.

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