A modified isokinetic strengthening program for patients with severe hemophilia.
A modified isokinetic strengthening program for the knee flexors and extensors was evaluated in 32 patients with severe hemophilia. The program was effective in significantly strengthening the knee flexors and extensors; it did not increase the number of knee hemarthroses; and it could be done at home without special equipment. The greater increases in extensor and flexor strength among adolescents and adults were associated with less severe arthropathy, a 1 cm increase in thigh girth, and a greater number of days on which the exercises were done.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000503:physiopathology; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013848:Thigh / Q000473:pathology