Resistance Training Program, Labor Inclusion, Intellectual Disability
Brazil40 participantsStarted 2009-06
Plain-language summary
Resistance exercise (RE) has been proposed as a possible strategy for prevention and rehabilitation of diseases. The increase in both muscle strength and the ability to perform tasks of day-to-day work environment and are well-characterized benefits of this type of training. The literature has been investigating the effectiveness of the RE for humans, yet few studies have been conducted with intellectual disabilities (ID). It is known that a sedentary lifestyle contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and stress, depression, difficulty in socializing, stigma and discrimination. In particular, the ID is less active and is more likely to develop secondary diseases.
Who can participate
Age range14 Years – 36 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Be intellectually disabled
✓. Be aged between 16 and 36 years
✓. Understand the information provided by the researcher during data collection with the isokinetic dynamometer
✓. Understand the information provided by the researcher during the course of the program of resistance exercise
✓. Do not report pain in the joint tested
✓. Do not have limitations in range of motion of the knee joint
✓. Do not be swollen in the joint
✓. Interest in participating in the study
Exclusion criteria
✕. Provide cognitive impairment such that he does not understand the instructions necessary to collect data regarding the strength of knee flexion-extension with the isokinetic dynamometer
✕. Cognitive impairment such that he does not understand the instructions needed to perform the necessary movements of resistance exercise program