title: [Physical exertion and the course of hepatitis].
abstract: Twenty-five patients with clinically and histologically verified acute hepatitis were subjected to a submaximal bicycle ergometer exercise during the first week after inpatient admission and afterwards subdivided into two groups. The first group maintained bedrest, and the other group trained for 30 minutes a day over six weeks at an exercise level amounting to 70% of the submaximal performance of the initial ergometry. Histological, clinical and laboratory results did not differ between the groups. It is concluded that immobilization for a short time only is indicated in acute hepatitis.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001510:Bed Rest; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion
vernacular_title: Körperliche Belastung und Hepatitisverlauf.