The role of exercise in the rehabilitation of patients with severe burns.
Severe burn trauma results in persistent skeletal muscle catabolism and prolonged immobilization. We hypothesize that structured rehabilitative exercise is a safe and efficacious strategy to restore lean body mass and physical function in burn victims. Here, we review the evidence for the utility of rehabilitative exercise training in restoring physiological function in burn survivors.
1Shriners Hospitals for Children; 2Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; and 3Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
Craig
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Porter
Justin P
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Hardee
David N
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Herndon
Oscar E
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Suman
D002056:Burns / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology