Aerobic exercise training in modulation of aerobic physical fitness and balance of burned patients.
[Purpose] This study aimed to determine the impact of aerobic exercise on aerobic capacity, balance, and treadmill time in patients with thermal burn injury. [Subjects and Methods] Burned adult patients, aged 20-40 years (n=30), from both sexes, with second degree thermal burn injuries covering 20-40% of the total body surface area (TBSA), were enrolled in this trial for 3 months. Patients were randomly divided into; group A (n=15), which performed an aerobic exercise program 3 days/week for 60 min and participated in a traditional physical therapy program, and group B (n=15), which only participated in a traditional exercise program 3 days/week. Maximal aerobic capacity, treadmill time, and Berg balance scale were measured before and after the study. [Results] In both groups, the results revealed significant improvements after treatment in all measurements; however, the improvement in group A was superior to that in group B. [Conclusion] The results provide evidence that aerobic exercises for adults with healed burn injuries improve aerobic physical fitness and balance.
Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.
Zizi M Ibrahim
ZM
Ali
Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.
Basant H
BH
El-Refay
Department of Physical Therapy for Science, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.
Rania Reffat
RR
Ali
Aerobic exercise; Aerobic physical fitness; Burn injury