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    Effect of progressive resistive exercise training in improving mobility and functional ability of middle adulthood patients with chronic kidney disease
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2015) Sah, Sanjiv K.; Siddiqui, Muhammad A.; Darain, Haider
    Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in their middle adulthood are more prone to reduced mobility than younger patients having the same medical condition. Progressive resistive exercise training (PRT) is deemed an effective treatment approach for the management of muscular weakness in patients with CKD. The present review is an attempt to understand the effectiveness of PRT in the mobility and functional ability of patients suffering from CKD. We systematically searched electronic databases, including Medline, Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL, PEDRo and Cochrane, to review the published literature on this subject. Electronic searches were limited to training programs carried out on resistive, aerobic, endurance and therapeutic exercises reporting outcome measures including muscular strength, size, physical function and functional capacity in the clinical population with CKD aged > 40 years. Studies with a minimum duration of eight weeks of exercise training or more were considered eligible for review. The methodological criteria of the included studies were assessed with the PEDro scale. A total of 80 articles were identified using the keywords in the above-mentioned databases. However, based on the study's inclusion and exclusion criteria, only 11 articles were finally included. The results of this review substantiate the effectiveness of PRT in patients with CKD. However, further research is warranted in this area due to the limited availability of high-quality published evidence.
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    Measurement of changes in the oxygenation of quadriceps muscles during the voluntary and involuntary fatigue test in normal healthy sedentary subjects
    (Universidad de Alicante, 2015) Rehma, Amir Ur; Siddiqui, Muhammad A.; Darain, Haider
    The Purpose of this study is to investigate the changes in muscle oxygen consumption in response to the different fatigue protocol cycle ergometry and electrical stimulation (voluntary and involuntary) in human quadriceps muscle using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Fifteen healthy sedentary voluntary University students between ages 20-60 were invited to participate in the study. Three minutes stimulation was performed to fatigue the muscle. Changes in muscle oxygenation were measured by near infrared spectroscopy. The present resistance was calculated as the estimated maximal power output. The data were analysed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test to determine the distribution. Descriptive statistics are used to characterize the shape, central tendency, and variability within a set of data. Differences were tested by utilizing the Friedman test the level of statistical significance was set at P<0.05. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) was found between right leg oxygenated (HbO2), deoxygenated (HHb), and total haemoglobin (CHb) as compared to left leg during cycle ergometry fatigue test. On the other hand, significant difference (p<0.05) was found in oxygenated haemoglobin of right leg when two (cycle ergometry and electrical stimulation) fatigue results were compared. However, no significant difference (p>0.05) was found in deoxygenated (HHb) and total haemoglobin (CHb) of right leg when two (cycle ergometry and electrical stimulation) fatigue results were compared. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) found in oxygenated, deoxygenated and total haemoglobin between right and left leg cycle ergometry fatigue indices. Similarly, no significant difference (p>0.05) was found in oxygenated, deoxygenated and total haemoglobin of right leg when two (cycle ergometry and electrical stimulation) fatigue indices were compared. The significant difference (p<0.001) were found between two (cycle ergometry and electrical stimulation) fatigue results. This study reveals that the oxygen consumption was more in the electrical stimulation as compared to the cycle ergometry during the fatigue test. Significant difference was observed between the oxygenated haemoglobin when comparing the electrical stimulation with cycle ergometry. Similarly, significant differences were found between the legs in cycle ergometry fatigue test. influences, together with exercise-induced-effects, should be considered as causes. Results show a functioning preparation-system within the DRV for better prepared-junior-athletes to commence the IPCP. Faculty of Education. University of Alicante.