Open AccessFeasibility and Initial Effectiveness of Home Exercise During Maintenance Therapy for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Author(s) -
Adam J. Esbenshade,
Debra L. Friedman,
Webb A. Smith,
Sima Jeha,
ChingHon Pui,
Leslie L. Robison,
Kirsten K. Ness
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1538-005X
pISSN - 0898-5669
DOI - 10.1097/pep.0000000000000053
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , intervention (counseling) , lymphoblastic leukemia , flexibility (engineering) , test (biology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , leukemia , biology , psychiatry , paleontology , mathematics , statistics
Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at increased risk of obesity and deconditioning from cancer therapy. This pilot study assessed feasibility/initial efficacy of an exercise intervention for patients with ALL undergoing maintenance therapy.
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