Effect of orbitrak training on strength upper limb muscles post renal transplantation / Aya Ashraf Mohamed ; Supervised Adel Abdelhamid Nossier , Salah Elden Mohamed Elhamady , Tamer Mohamed Mohamady

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

Muscle weakness and limited ROM is a common problems in patients post renal transplantation. Purpose of this study: to evaluate effect of aerobic exercises using Orbitrak Training on muscle strength and range of motion of upper limb in patients post renal transplantation. Methodology: Thirty post renal transplantation male patients, their age range from 20-50 years old, chosen from the Nephrology and Urology Center at Mansoura University, they were classified Randomly into two groups of equal number Group A (Exercise) and group B (ordinary therapy regime). The parameters measured were muscle strength and ROM of upper limbs muscle groups and joints. Muscle strength assessed by hand held dynamometer and ROM assessed by electronic goniometer before and after one month (post1) and at the end of the treatment program (post2). Results: revealed statistically significant improvement in the measured variables of the exercises group when comparing their pre and post treatment mean values (p-value< 0.05). There was more improvement was noticed in group A when comparing the post treatment mean values of both study groups (p-value < 0.05). Conclusion: Orbitrak aerobic exercises had valuable effects in improving ROM and muscle strength of upper limb in patients after renal transplantation

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