Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Biomed Res Int. 2021 May 25;2021:5560144. doi: 10.1155/2021/5560144. eCollection 2021.
This study was aimed at comparing the effects of TheraBand and theratube eccentric exercises on quadriceps muscle strength in young adults.
Thirty young adults (19 females, 11 males) participated in this pretest-posttest experimental study. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the two groups: TheraBand and theratube groups. They received the training intervention 3 times a week for 4 weeks (12 sessions) with progression after 2 weeks. Maximum eccentric quadriceps strength was assessed using the Biodex isokinetic dynamometer system. Additionally, quadriceps muscle mass was measured using a tape.
Both groups showed a significant improvement in the peak torque of the eccentric isokinetic quadriceps' strength after weeks 2 and 4. Strength change in the quadriceps was nonsignificant in the theratube group compared to the TheraBand group after 4 weeks of training ( < 0.05). There was no increase in muscle mass during the 4 weeks of training in any group ( > 0.05).
Both the TheraBand and theratube are equally effective in the strengthening of the quadriceps muscle in young adults. Therefore, either the TheraBand or theratube may be used according to the availability and feasibility of the subjects for training intervention.
本研究旨在比较TheraBand 和 theratube 偏心运动对青年成年人股四头肌力量的影响。
30 名青年成年人（19 名女性，11 名男性）参与了这项前后测试实验研究。参与者被随机分配到以下两组之一：TheraBand 组和 theratube 组。他们每周接受 3 次训练干预，持续 4 周（12 次），2 周后逐渐增加强度。使用 Biodex 等速测力系统评估最大偏心股四头肌力量。此外，使用卷尺测量股四头肌的肌肉量。
两组在第 2 周和第 4 周后，离心等速股四头肌力量的峰值扭矩均显著提高。与 TheraBand 组相比，theratube 组在 4 周的训练后，股四头肌的力量变化不显著（<0.05）。在任何一组中，4 周的训练都没有增加肌肉量（>0.05）。
TheraBand 和 theratube 对青年成年人股四头肌的增强作用同样有效。因此，根据训练干预的可及性和可行性，可以选择使用 TheraBand 或 theratube。
