Results The majority of studies demonstrated RE as an effective and safe intervention to improve muscular strength and performance , fatigue and quality of life ( QoL ) in PCaPs , while there is inconclusive evidence concerning cardiovascular performance , body composition , blood lipids , bone mineral density ( BMD ) , and immune response .
Purpose Physical exercise has been shown to be an effective , safe , and quite inexpensive method to reduce cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors and is currently in the process of establishing its relevance for cancer specific morbidity and mortality .
The aim of this systematic review was to focus on specific effects of resistance exercise ( RE ) in the adjuvant therapy and rehabilitation of prostate cancer patients ( PCaPs ) receiving or having received and rogen deprivation therapy ( ADT ) .
Recovery of overall exercise ability, quality of life, and continence after 12-week combined exercise intervention in elderly patients who underwent radical prostatectomy: a randomized controlled study.
OBJECTIVE To examine the changes from a combined exercise intervention after radical prostatectomy ( RP ) in elderly patients with prostate cancer , because r and omized controlled trials addressing exercise intervention after RP have been lacking . METHODS From May 2009 to May 2010 , all patients who underwent laparoscopic RP were assessed for eligibility . A total of 66 patients were r and omized to an exercise or a control group . The exercise group received a combined exercise intervention ( resistance , flexibility , and Kegel exercises ) twice a week for 12 weeks , and the control group received only Kegel exercises . The primary outcome was physical function , and the secondary outcomes were continence status and quality of life after the exercise intervention . RESULTS A total of 49 patients completed follow-up to the end of study . After the 12-week exercise intervention , except for grip strength , all physical functions were better in the exercise group than in the control group . The 24-hour pad test results ( 12.2 g in the exercise group , 46.2 g in the control group ) and continence rate ( 73.1 % in exercise group , 43.5 % in the control group ) recovered more promptly in the exercise group . On a question naire study using the International Consultation on Incontinence question naire , Beck Depression Inventory , and Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short-form health survey , only the exercise group showed improvement at the last follow-up visit . CONCLUSION A 12-week combined exercise intervention after RP results in improvement of physical function , continence rate , and quality of life . These results could help with prompt recovery of daily activities
Results The majority of studies demonstrated RE as an effective and safe intervention to improve muscular strength and performance , fatigue and quality of life ( QoL ) in PCaPs , while there is inconclusive evidence concerning cardiovascular performance , body composition , blood lipids , bone mineral density ( BMD ) , and immune response .
Purpose Physical exercise has been shown to be an effective , safe , and quite inexpensive method to reduce cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors and is currently in the process of establishing its relevance for cancer specific morbidity and mortality .
The aim of this systematic review was to focus on specific effects of resistance exercise ( RE ) in the adjuvant therapy and rehabilitation of prostate cancer patients ( PCaPs ) receiving or having received and rogen deprivation therapy ( ADT ) .