Resumo

SEIXAS, Raquel Jeanty de; GIACOMAZZI, Cristiane Mecca  e  FIGUEIREDO, Ana Elizabeth Prado Lima. Exercise training during hemodialysis in the rehabilitation of chronic kidney disease patients. J. Bras. Nefrol. [online]. 2009, vol.31, n.3, pp. 235-236. ISSN 0101-2800.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-28002009000300012.

The decline in physical activity of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is well known, due to either loss of muscle strength or progressive reduction in conditioning and function.¹ Therefore, treatment of CKD besides increasing survival, should also include physical rehabilitation.² More and more studies have shown that exercise training during hemodialysis plays a significant role in such rehabilitation. Corrêa et al., in their study "Effect of peripheral muscle training on functional capacity and quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis",³ have confirmed the benefits of that intervention in the routine of CKD patients.

Palavras-chave : exercise training; physical therapy; hemodialysis.