According to a study conducted in Australia patients
with ‘ End Stage Renal Disease ‘ ( ESRD)
can improve their plight & thereby quality of
life by participating in weight lifting exercises
during dialysis.
The cause of mortality among patients with
ESRD is not only malfunctioning of Kidney
but also wasting of muscles( weakening of
muscles).Weight lifting increases muscles &
improves strength of the patient & thereby
improves the quality of life.
The study was conducted on 49 patients.The
patients were asked to lay on their back while
performing the exercises.Each session
included two sets of eight repetitions of ten
exercises ,using free weight dumbbells for the
upper body & weighted ankle cuffs for the lower
body.
After 12 weeks CT scans showed that the
weight training group had significantly improves the muscle quality also their body weight & body strength was increased.
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