Aerobic exercise for a patient suffering from metastatic bone disease.
A 48-year-old female patient suffering from advanced breast cancer with metastatic bone disease participated in an aerobic exercise program consisting of ergometer cycling three times a week for 1 year. Feasibility, safety and beneficial effects of the program were proven for the patient in this case study. VO(2)max (20.2% after 16 weeks, 52.7% after 12 months) and peak work capacity (15.5% after 16 weeks, 35.7% after 12 months) had increased. The patient experienced a marked improvement in physical performance and in quality of life. Aerobic exercise, initiated and executed with appropriate care, may serve as a useful additional means of palliative treatment in some cancer patients with bone metastases.
Crevenna
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R
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vienna University, General Hospital of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. richard.crevenna@univie.ac.at
Schmidinger
M
M
Keilani
M
M
Nuhr
M
M
Fialka-Moser
V
V
Zettinig
G
G
Quittan
M
M
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010166:Palliative Care; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome