Effect of combat sports on physical fitness and activities of daily living of older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract

Pinheiro CJ, et al. Effect of combat sports on physical fitness and activities of daily living of older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Effects of Olympic Combat Sports on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Non-Athlete Population: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

“…A systematic review with meta-analysis conducted by Linhares, et al [28] reported significant improvements in favor of combat sports in static (p < 0.01) and dynamic balance (p < 0.01) compared to control groups in older people. In addition, individual results of the studies with OCS of a systematic review in older people by Valdés-Badilla, et al [22] reported improved physical measures (i.e., balance, muscle strength, and CRF), without being able to confirm the differences concerning control groups due to the diversity of measurements.…”

Benefícios das práticas corporais de combate no idoso: revisão sistemática

“…Foram incluídos todos os ensaios clínicos publicados independente dos instrumentos de coleta de dados ou da data de publicação dos mesmos, desta forma a busca não foi restrita por período. Foram excluídos os ensaios clínicos que tratavam exclusivamente sobre o Tai Chi, por se tratar de uma prática em que já existem diversas revisões sistemáticas a respeito da sua eficácia clínica (Linhares et al, 2023;Hu et al, 2021;Wehner et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2020;Sherrington et al, 2019;Huang et al, 2017).…”