Key result
Combined blood flow restriction and TheraBand training significantly improved 6-minute walk test distance and lower extremity strength compared to TheraBand training alone and a non-exercising control group.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to examine the effects of 4-week combined blood flow restriction and TheraBand training on functional capacity and quality of life in healthy individuals aged 55-65 years.
Does combined blood flow restriction and TheraBand training improve functional capacity and quality of life in healthy women aged 55-65 years?
RCT (n=24)
Open-label
Not explicitly stated
No
Does combined blood flow restriction and TheraBand training improve functional capacity and quality of life in healthy women aged 55-65 years?
Lower-intensity strength training with TheraBands combined with blood flow restriction improves functional capacity in healthy older women.
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May enhance walking capacity in older women; hypothesis-generating and requires larger trials before practice change.
This study aims to examine the effects of 4-week combined blood flow restriction - TheraBand training on functional capacity and quality of life in healthy individuals aged 55-65 years. A total of 24 women aged 55-65 participated in the study voluntarily. Participants were divided into three groups consisting of 8 people: TheraBand group (TG), blood flow restriction+TheraBand group (BFR+TG), and control group (CG). Participants were administered a 30-second sit-to-stand chair test, a 6-minute walk test (6MWT), and Modified Borg Scale (MBS) for quality of life. In intra-group comparisons, both the Borg scale and 6MWT showed statistically significant improvements favouring the final test in TG and BFR+TG groups (p= 0.05). Inter-group comparisons revealed that the BFR+TG group exhibited higher improvement compared to the other groups. Significant differences favouring the final test were also observed in the intra-group comparison of the 30-second sit-to-stand test in TG and BFR+TG groups (p= 0.05), with the BFR+TG group showing higher improvement compared to the CG in inter-group comparisons. Moreover, no statistically significant differences were found in intra-group and inter-group comparisons of quality of life (p= 0.05). In conclusion, it can be recommended that lower-intensity strength training with TheraBands, combined with BFR where possible, be applied to elderly individuals instead of high-intensity strength training and, if possible, use the BFR method in these training.
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Aktuğ et al. (2024) conducted an RCT in Healthy aging (n=24). Blood flow restriction + TheraBand training vs. TheraBand training alone and no-exercise control was evaluated on 6-Minute Walk Test distance (meters) (ηp2 0.44, p=0.002). Combined blood flow restriction and TheraBand training significantly improved 6-minute walk test distance and lower extremity strength compared to TheraBand training alone and a non-exercising control group.
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