Effects of Resistance Training on Myocardial Infarction Patients in Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation in Our Hospital
10.2185/jjrm.61.602
- VernacularTitle:当院の回復期心臓リハビリテーションにおけるレジスタンストレーニング導入の効果
- Author:
Satoshi NONAKA
;
Naoki TAKAMUNE
;
Tomoo TAKANO
;
Takeshi AOKI
;
Mika SUZUKI
;
Noriko KIMOTO
;
Daisuke MORIYA
;
Yuki ITO
;
Shintaro WATANABE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
2013;61(4):602-610
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the effects of resistance training (RT) on myocardial infarction (MI) patients in phase II cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in our hospital.
METHODS: Twenty two outpatients who had participated in the phase II CR program more than three months at least were enrolled in this study. They were divided into control group (n＝8) and RT group (n＝14). We examined changes in the exercise capacity of these two groups. The traditional exercise programs which included aerobics and muscle strength exercise were run on the control group. Changes in exercise load for target heart rate measured with a bicycle ergometer as an indicator of exercise capacity were assessed in each patient 1,3 and 5 months after AMI onset.
RESULTS: The amounts of load and target heart rates recorded 1 month after the onset were not significantly different between the two groups. After 3,5 months of CR, the RT group showed no changes in the target heart rate but significant increase of the amount of load. The control group showed no change in the amount of load and target heart rate. In the amount of each load 3 and 5 months after, the RT group was significantly out did the control group.
CONCLUSIONS: These results suggested that RT was useful in the improvement of exercise capacity for patients with MI who participated in the phase II CR program provided by our hospital.
