S-1-04-01
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY IN REHABILITATION
Barry Miller (Maracay, Venezuela)
Measurements of the cardiac and metabolic costs of work and exercise in people with physical disabilities present special problems and challenges. The various methods and techniques for accomplishing such measurements will be reviewed. This aspect of rehabilitation medicine will be of increasing importance in the future with the aging of the population and co-morbidities in cardiac patients who subsequently develop a physical disability, or in disabled patients who subsequently develop cardiac disease.
S-1-04-02
THE EFFECTS OF MODERATE EXERCISE TRAINING ON IMMUNE PARAMETERS
T. S. Kim. J. S. Chon, S. 1. Chon, T. I. Lee (Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea)
Purpose: To examine the effects of moderate exercise training and its cumulative effects on immune function.
Method: Ten male healthy young volunteers were included in the exercise training protocol. On pre-, immediate post-training and 1 week after cessation of exercise training, measurements were taken for immune parameters such as concentration of circulating leukocytes, lymphocyte subsets, and natural killer cell cytotoxic activity (NKCA). Exercise training was performed on treadmill at work intensity of 60% of VO2max, 40 min per day, three times per week, for six weeks. Result: Following 6 weeks of exercise training, concentration of circulating leukocytes and lymphocyte subsets were not changed significantly. But NKCA was somewhat increased without any statistical significance. One week after cessation of exercise training, NKCA was significantly increased compared with pre-exercise value.
Conclusion: Moderate exercise training for 6 weeks has beneficial and cumulative effects on immune function in healthy young men.
