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The Effect of Resistance Training on the Rehabilitation of Elderly Patients with Sarcopenia: A Meta-Analysis

Haotian Zhao et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022.

Abstract

Resistance training is considered to be an efficient treatment for age-related sarcopenia and can improve muscle strength and quality in patients. However, there are currently no recommendations on resistance training parameters to improve muscle strength and quality in elderly patients with sarcopenia. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and included 13 eligible RCTs. Resistance training significantly improved grip strength, gait speed, and skeletal muscle index in patients with age-related sarcopenia, and kettlebell was found to be the most effective modality. However, it is noteworthy that the elastic band is also a recommended form of resistance training considering that the kettlebell intervention was tested in only one study, while the elastic band was confirmed by multiple studies. Elastic band training (Hedges's g = 0.629, 95%CI = 0.090-1.168, p < 0.05) (40-60 min per session, more than three times per week for at least 12 weeks) was the most efficient training method. Thus, resistance training can significantly improve muscle strength and muscle quality in elderly patients with sarcopenia. In addition, moderate-intensity resistance training using elastic bands may be the best training prescription for elderly patients with sarcopenia.

Keywords: elastic bands; optimal training parameters; resistance training; sarcopenia.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Effects of resistance training on grip strength, gait speed and skeletal muscle index in elderly patients with sarcopenia. (A) Effect of resistance training on grip strength. (B) Effect of resistance training on gait speed. (C) Effect of resistance training on skeletal muscle index [17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29].

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Publication bias funnel chart of the effect of resistance training on grip strength.

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