ArticleSurgery2016
Long-term effects of physical exercise during rehabilitation in patients with severe burns.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effect of physical exercise on cardiopulmonary fitness in burn patients: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of resistance training on children with burns: a meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2021Pooled it
- Quantification of an Exercise Rehabilitation Program for Severely Burned Children: The Standard of Care at Shriners Hospitals for Children®-Galveston.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2018Guideline
- Effects of Community-Based Exercise in Adults With Severe Burns: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2020Trial
- Short-term metformin and exercise training effects on strength, aerobic capacity, glycemic control, and mitochondrial function in children with burn injury.American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism · 2018Trial
- [Prospective study on the effects of resistance training with elastic band at home on muscle function and walking ability of severely burned children].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2023Article
- Key Exercise Concepts in the Rehabilitation from Severe Burns.Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2023Review
- Rehabilitative Exercise Training for Burn Injury.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- [Research advances on the effect of resistance training on the rehabilitation of burned children].Zhonghua shao shang za zhi = Zhonghua shaoshang zazhi = Chinese journal of burns · 2021Review
- Relationship between lean body mass and isokinetic peak torque of knee extensors and flexors in severely burned children.Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries · 2019Article
- Cardiovascular Effect of Varying Interval Training Frequency in Rehabilitation of Severely Burned Children.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2019Article
- Rehabilitation Exercise Increases Physical Activity Levels in Severely Burned Children While Improving Aerobic Exercise Capacity and Strength.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2018Article
- Burn Injury May Have Age-Dependent Effects on Strength and Aerobic Exercise Capacity in Males.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2018Article
- Cardiorespiratory Capacity and Strength Remain Attenuated in Children with Severe Burn Injuries at Over 3 Years Postburn.The Journal of pediatrics · 2018Article
- The P50 Research Center in Perioperative Sciences: How the investment by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences in team science has reduced postburn mortality.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe have reported that a 12-week exercise program is beneficial for the exercise performance of severely burned children. It is not known, however, whether the beneficial effects remain at 2 years postburn.
methodsSeverely burned children who received no long-term anabolic drugs were consented to this Institutional Review Board-approved study. Patients chose between a voluntary exercise program (EX-group) and no exercise (NoEX-group) after discharge from the acute burn unit. Peak torque per lean leg mass, maximal oxygen consumption, and percent predicted peak heart rate were assessed. In addition, body mass index percentile and lean body mass index were recorded. Both groups were compared for up to 2 years postburn using mixed multiple analysis of variance.
resultsA total of 125 patients with a mean age of 12 ± 4 years were analyzed. Demographics between the EX-group (N = 82) and NoEX-group (N = 43) were comparable. In the EX-group, peak torque per lean leg mass, percent predicted peak heart rate, and maximal oxygen consumption increased significantly with exercise (P < .01). Between discharge and 12-24 months, body mass index percentile increased significantly in the EX-Group (P < .05) but did not change in the NoEX-group. There were no significant differences between groups in body mass index percentile, lean body mass index, peak torque per lean leg mass, and maximal oxygen consumption at 24 months postburn.
conclusionExercise significantly improves the physical performance of burned children. The benefits are limited to early time points, however, and greatly narrow with further recovery time. Continued participation in exercise activities or a maintenance exercise program is recommended for exercise-induced adaptations to continue.
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