EFFECT OF RESISTANCE TRAINING ON RESPIRATORY PARAMETERS - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Normally, aerobic exercises are considered as the therapeutic medium for improving cardiopulmonary parameters. The objective of this review is to evaluate the impact of aerobic resistance training on pulmonary parameters. DATA SOURCES Pubmed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Biomed-Central (BMC), Pubmed-Europe, Medline, EMBASE and Pedro ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Studies investigating role of resistive exercise training on pulmonary parameters including FVC, FEV1, VO2, TLCO etc, either alone or in combination with other exercise regimes, are included. REVIEW METHODS Data was extracted according to a standardized assessment form according to inclusion criteria. Risk of bias was evaluated according to the Cochrane risk of bias guidelines and qualitative analysis was performed. RESULTS Out of 13 selected studies, 4 studies supported the view that resistive exercises have significant role in improving the pulmonary parameters. There was a low risk of bias found among the studies that were selected and included in the review. CONCLUSION The review concludes that there is a low evidence for resistive exercises in improving the pulmonary parameters. However, more researches are needed to be conducted on the subject in future.