Browsing by Subject "Strengthening exercises"

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    Effect of whole-body vibration combined with an exercise program in females with chondromalacia: A randomized controlled trial
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2025) Ebid, Anwar Abdelgayed; Thabet, Ali A. Elmonsif; Battecha, Kadrya H; Ibrahim, Abeer R; Mahmoud, Hayam; Salem, Mohamed Mohamed Ibrahim; Alammari, Revan Salem; Almuqati, Farah Obaid; Thiga, Ghada Jameel; Alsaedi, Maria Ahmad; Bahamdain, Leen Khalid; Sin departamento asociado
    The aim of this study was to assess the influence of whole-body vibration (WBV) training combined with an exercise program on both pain and quadriceps isometric muscle force in adult females with chondromalacia patellae (CMP). This study employed a randomized controlled design with 40 healthy older female volunteers. Participants were divided into two groups: 20 in the whole-body vibration (WBV) group and 20 in the exercise (EX) group. The WBV group underwent a 4-week WBV training program, 3 times a week, alongside exercise, while the EX group participated in a 4-week exercise program without WBV. Primary outcomes, assessed at baseline and after 4 weeks, included pain intensity measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and quadriceps isometric muscle force measured by a Hand Held Dynamometer. The WBV training group exhibited significantly greater enhancements than the EX-group in terms of mean values and percentage changes in pain intensity and quadriceps isometric muscle force. The addition of WBV to exercise yields significantly superior outcomes compared to exercise training alone in CMP. The observed disparities between the WBV training group and the EX-group underscore the efficacy of WBV as a potent physical therapy intervention for the rehabilitation of CMP patients, particularly in enhancing strength gains and decreasing pain.
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    Low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction versus traditional training exercises in patients with knee osteoarthritis
    (Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2023) Abdelkader, Mai; Fawzy, Enas; Shabara, Abdulrahman; Mohamed, Nabil A.
    Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a disabling condition and results in impaired quality of life. Strength training is an important treatment for patients with knee OA. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of low load resistance training (LLR) accompanied by blood flow restriction (BFR) training compared to conventional high load resistance training (HLR) on quadriceps muscular strength, proprioceptive accuracy, and function of the knee joint. A total of 42 patients, from both sexes, with mild to moderate OA in one tibiofemoral joint and whose age ranged from 45 to 60 years old, were randomized into two groups (control and experimental). The control group (HL group) included twenty-one patients (7 men, 14 women) with a mean age of 49.57±4.37 who received the conventional training program (high load resistance training). The experimental group (BFR group) included twenty-one patients (5 men, 16 women) with a mean age of 48.61±3.8 who received LLRT with BFR. Quadriceps muscle strength was evaluated using a hand-held dynamometer (HHD), knee joint function was assessed using the WOMAC questionnaire, and proprioception was assessed with a digital inclinometer. The results revealed a statistically significant improvement in mean WOMAC, HDD, and proprioception values assessed post-treatment in both groups compared to the corresponding mean values pre-treatment (p < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups on the examined dependent variables at baseline (p > 0.05). Conventional HLR and LLR-BFR training are efficient in managing knee OA by improving quadriceps muscle strength, enhancing the function of the knee joint, and proprioceptive accuracy. Following 4 weeks of treatment, the BFR group had lesser WOMAC and proprioception mean values and greater HHD mean values than the HL group.