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Effects of Strength Training on Rehabilitation

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 9 August 2024 | Viewed by 2001

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Sergio Maroto Izquierdo

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i+HeALTH, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain
Interests: strength training; eccentric exercise; flywheel training; muscle power; sports performance; injury prevention

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue of Healthcare, entitled “Effects of Strength Training on Rehabilitation”, is now inviting submissions. This international peer-reviewed scientific journal publishes original theoretical and empirical work in the interdisciplinary area of all aspects of medicine and health care research and has an impact factor of 3.160. For detailed information about the journal, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcare.

The preparation and rehabilitation of the injured athlete or patients with chronic pathologies integrates best practice in sports, general medicine and physical therapy with training and conditioning techniques based on cutting-edge sports science. There is a large body of evidence indicating that certain methods of strength training can reduce injury risk and optimize the recovery process in both athletes and clinical populations. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to provide evidence-based strength training recommendations for the rehabilitation of injured athletes and patients, from preventing acute injuries and the assessment and treatment of chronic pathologies ro the design and implementation of effective rehabilitation programs.

For this Special Issue, high-quality observational, experimental, and review studies that provide evidence about the benefits of strength training on rehabilitation scenarios are invited. Particularly, randomized controlled trials which evaluate the effectiveness of strength training interventions (even when included as a part of a multicomponent program) in rehabilitation are especially welcomed.

Dr. Sergio Maroto Izquierdo
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • resistance training
  • injury
  • return to play
  • recovery
  • chronic pathology
  • neuromuscular performance
  • functional capacity
  • assessment

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Pumping up the Fight against Multiple Sclerosis: The Effects of High-Intensity Resistance Training on Functional Capacity, Muscle Mass, and Axonal Damage
by Sergio Maroto-Izquierdo, Patricia Mulero, Héctor Menéndez, José Pinto-Fraga, Simone Lista, Alejandro Santos-Lozano and Nieves Téllez
Healthcare 2024, 12(8), 837; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12080837 - 15 Apr 2024
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Background: Resistance training (RT) has been recognized as a beneficial non-pharmacological intervention for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, but its impact on neurodegeneration is not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the effects of high-intensity RT on muscle mass, strength, functional capacity, and [...] Read more.
Background: Resistance training (RT) has been recognized as a beneficial non-pharmacological intervention for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, but its impact on neurodegeneration is not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the effects of high-intensity RT on muscle mass, strength, functional capacity, and axonal damage in MS patients. Methods: Eleven relapsing–remitting MS patients volunteered in this within-subject counterbalanced intervention study. Serum neurofilament light-chain (NfL) concentration, vastus lateralis thickness (VL), timed up-and-go test (TUG), sit-to-stand test (60STS), and maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) were measured before and after intervention. Participants performed 18 sessions of high-intensity RT (70–80% 1-RM) over 6 weeks. Results: Significant (p < 0.05) differences were observed post-intervention for VL (ES = 2.15), TUG (ES = 1.98), 60STS (ES = 1.70), MVIC (ES = 1.78), and NfL (ES = 1.43). Although moderate correlations between changes in VL (R = 0.434), TUG (R = −0.536), and MVIC (R = 0.477) and changes in NfL were observed, only the correlation between VL and MVIC changes was significant (R = 0.684, p = 0.029). Conclusions: A 6-week RT program significantly increased muscle mass, functional capacity, and neuromuscular function while also decreasing serum NfL in MS patients. These results suggest the effectiveness of RT as a non-pharmacological approach to mitigate neurodegeneration while improving functional capacity in MS patients. Full article
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Protocol for Community-Based Exercise Training after Discharge from Hospital-Based Stroke Rehabilitation: A Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel-Group, Double-Blind Controlled Pilot and Feasibility Trial
by Dongheon Kang, Jiyoung Park and Seon-Deok Eun
Healthcare 2023, 11(16), 2275; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11162275 - 12 Aug 2023
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Exercise training participation of patients with stroke in the community after discharge from the hospital has many benefits for physical, social, and psychological rehabilitation and improves their quality of life. However, in the Republic of Korea, studies on stroke survivors who can participate [...] Read more.
Exercise training participation of patients with stroke in the community after discharge from the hospital has many benefits for physical, social, and psychological rehabilitation and improves their quality of life. However, in the Republic of Korea, studies on stroke survivors who can participate in an exercise training program have not been conducted. This trial aims to investigate the effectiveness of exercise training programs after patients with stroke are discharged from the hospital with a doctor’s note and referred to a community exercise center, as there is a lack of studies on this population. This multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind controlled pilot and feasibility trial will randomly assign 120 patients with stroke to either 8 weeks of a community-based exercise training program (experimental group) or activities of daily living (control group). The primary outcomes will be muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, physical performance, and gait. The secondary outcomes will be quality of life and activities of daily living. This study’s results may add new insights into the effectiveness of community-based exercise training programs after patients with stroke are discharged from the hospital with a doctor’s note and referred to a community exercise center. The success of the new exercise training approach could offer valuable information for developing more inclusive protocols for patients with stroke in the future if it proves to be efficacious. Full article
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