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The health benefits of exercise therapy for patients with Down syndrome: A systematic review.

Yvonne PaulTerry J EllapenMarco BarnardHenriëtte V HammillMariette Swanepoel
Published in: African journal of disability (2019)
Exercise therapy compliance seems to have a positive impact on the cardiometabolic risk profile, muscle strength and aerobic work capacity of PWDS. Nonetheless, additional vigorous experimental investigations are necessary to better understand the effect of exercise therapy on the aerobic, strength, proprioception and cardiometabolic risk profile of PWDS.
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