Endurance training: an effective and safe treatment for patients with LGMD2I.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
We studied the effect of aerobic training on conditioning in patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I (LGMD2I). Nine patients with LGMD2I cycled fifty 30-minute sessions at 65% of their maximal oxygen uptake over 12 weeks. Training significantly improved work capacity, paralleled by self-reported improvements. Creatine kinase levels did not increase significantly, and muscle morphology was unaffected. Moderate-intensity endurance training is a safe method to increase exercise performance and daily function in patients with LGMD2I.
Medical subject headings
- Exercise
- Exercise Therapy
- Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle
- Physical Endurance