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Restricted Blood Flow versus Resisted Training in Elderly Women with Sarcopenia

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: A decrease in muscle mass, muscle strength, and muscle function is a hallmark of sarcopenia. The best training method for treating and preventing sarcopenia is resistance training (RT). Traditional high-load resistance training (CRT), which is recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine is difficult for older people with sarcopenia. Low-load RT with blood flow restriction (LRT-BFR), a novel training approach, has the potential to increase muscle development and strength similarly to CRT but with less effort. Objective: This study aimed to determine which type of exercises (high load resisted exercises or LRT-BFR) obtaining the best improvement in elderly patients with sarcopenia. Subjects and methods: A total of forty older women (65–75 years old) diagnosed with sarcopenia through medical or radiological means were randomly assigned to one of two matched groups: The study group (I) received low load RT combined with restricted blood flow training (RBF), while the study group (II) received high load resistance exercise, for 18 sessions every other day, each session for 20 min for each group. All patients were evaluated with one-repetition maximum strength [1RM] test, SARC-F questionnaire and six-minute walk test pre and post-treatment. Results: A statistically significant difference was seen between the two groups, with a p-value of 0.001. This suggested that patients in study group I reported a greater improvement in muscle power compared to those in study group II. Conclusion: This study showed that six weeks of low load RT combined with restricted blood flow training (RBF) revealed to be an effective method for treating sarcopenia in older female patients.  

DOI

10.21608/ejhm.2024.355995

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Sarcopenia, elderly women, HRT, LRT, Restricted blood flow

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95

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1

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46984

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2024-04-01

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2024-05-25

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2024-04-01

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1,920

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1,925

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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94

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606

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Restricted Blood Flow versus Resisted Training in Elderly Women with Sarcopenia

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24 Dec 2024