Effectiveness of a resistance exercise program for lower limbs in chronic renal patients on hemodialysis: A randomized controlled trial.
Ana Luiza ExelPaulo Soares LimaChristiano Bertoldo UrtadoAlmir Vieira Dibai-FilhoClaudia Lucio VilanovaElaine Fávaro Pípi SabinoThúlio Marquez CunhaFlávio Teles de Farias-FilhoClaudio Torres de MirandaRobinson Sabino da SilvaDaniela Bassi DibaiPublished in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2021)
CKD patients on hemodialysis have reduced functional capacity compared to healthy sedentary individuals. In turn, this reduction appears to be associated with a lower survival rate and affects the performance of their daily living activities. Thus, resistance exercise performed in the intradialytic phase is an effective therapeutic strategy for CKD patients, mainly because it increases functional capacity and lower limb muscle strength.