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“Exercise as medicine” in chronic kidney disease
Author(s) -
Wilkinson T. J.,
Shur N. F.,
Smith A. C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/sms.12714
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , intensive care medicine , disease , diabetes mellitus , physical therapy , cachexia , dialysis , population , physical exercise , endocrinology , environmental health , cancer
Exercise and physical activity are increasingly becoming key tools in the treatment and prevention of several medical conditions including arthritis and diabetes; this notion has been termed “exercise as medicine”. Exercise has favorable effects on reducing cardiovascular risk, inflammation, cachexia, and hypertension, in addition to increasing physical functioning, strength, and cardio‐respiratory capacity. Chronic kidney disease, a condition that affects around 10% of the population, is often overlooked as a target for exercise‐based therapy. Despite the vast range of severity in kidney disease (e.g., pre‐dialysis, dialysis, transplant), exercise has a potential role in all patients suffering from the condition. In this review, we summarise the important role exercise may have in the clinical management of kidney disease and how this form of ‘medicine’ should be best administered and ‘prescribed’.