Exercise after renal transplantation.
Renal transplant recipients experience troublesome side effects of the immunosuppression medication, many of which may be attenuated or ameliorated with regular physical activity. Preliminary data show that exercise training after transplantation increases exercise capacity and muscle strength and may contribute to higher quality of life after transplantation.
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Department of Physiologic Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, USA. painter@itsa.ucsf.edu
D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011788:Quality of Life; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome