The influence of a long term exercise program on lower limb movement variability and walking performance in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 12month exercise program on lower limb movement variability in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Participants (n=21) with an appropriate history of PAD and intermittent claudication (IC) volunteered for this study and were randomly allocated to either a control group (CPAD-IC) (n=11), which received normal medical therapy and a treatment group (TPAD-IC) (n=10), which received normal medical therapy treatment and a 12month supervised exercise program. All participants underwent 2D joint angular kinematic analysis during normal walking to assess lower limb movement variability and walking speed. Between-group differences were analyzed via mixed measures ANOVA. The 12month supervised exercise program made no significant impact on the lower limb movement variability or walking speed of the TPAD-IC group as determined by either intralimb joint coordination or single joint analysis techniques. Long term supervised exercise programs do not appear to influence the lower limb movement variability of PAD-IC patients.
Institute of Sport and Exercise Science, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia. Robert.Crowther@jcu.edu.au
Robert G
RG
Crowther
Warwick L
WL
Spinks
Anthony S
AS
Leicht
Kunwarjit
K
Sangla
Frank
F
Quigley
Jonathan
J
Golledge
D000054:Acceleration; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005080:Exercise Test; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D012984:Software; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*