College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
F1000Res. 2023 Nov 28;12:1522. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.142339.1. eCollection 2023.
Older adults (40-70 years) are the most susceptible age group for developing cardiovascular, and neuromuscular disorders due to a lack of physical activities. The engagement of older adults in physical activities such as badminton can improve their neuromuscular function. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the effects of badminton on cardiovascular & neuromuscular function among older adults with and without non-communicable diseases in the United Arab Emirates.
A total of 120 participants were recruited and divided into three groups: Two interventional groups which consisted of participants with non-communicable disease (WCN, N=40), and participants without the non-communicable disease (WICN, n=40), and one non-interventional group (NIC) as healthy control participants. Groups with and without non-communicable diseases engaged in badminton (45-60 minutes per session, thrice a week for two months) as per the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.
The findings of the study indicated that there was a significant improvement in cardiovascular and many neuromuscular variables within and between the groups (p≤0.05) with maximum changes in participants with non-communicable diseases.
Engagement in sports like badminton can help to overcome the non-communicable disease burden. The immediate impact can be seen with the introduction of such interventional sports activities on a larger scale. Since the improvement was seen to be much better in the participants with non- communicable diseases, it could help to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases.
REF/2022/02/051455 (08/02/2022).
由于缺乏身体活动,40-70 岁的老年人是易患心血管和神经肌肉疾病的最易感人群。老年人参与羽毛球等身体活动可以改善他们的神经肌肉功能。因此,本研究旨在分析在阿拉伯联合酋长国,患有和不患有非传染性疾病的老年人参与羽毛球对心血管和神经肌肉功能的影响。
共招募了 120 名参与者,并将他们分为三组:两组干预组,其中一组是非传染性疾病患者(WCN,n=40),另一组是没有非传染性疾病的患者(WICN,n=40),以及一组非干预组(NIC)作为健康对照组。有和没有非传染性疾病的组按照特定的纳入和排除标准进行羽毛球运动(每次 45-60 分钟,每周三次,持续两个月)。
研究结果表明,在组内和组间,心血管和许多神经肌肉变量都有显著改善(p≤0.05),非传染性疾病患者的变化最大。
参与像羽毛球这样的运动可以帮助克服非传染性疾病的负担。这种干预性体育活动在更大规模上的引入可以立即看到效果。由于在患有非传染性疾病的参与者中看到的改善要好得多,它可能有助于减轻非传染性疾病的负担。
REF/2022/02/051455(2022 年 2 月 8 日)。