Time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management?
Exercise has emerged as fundamental therapeutic medicine in the management of cancer. Exercise improves health-related outcomes, including quality of life, neuromuscular strength, physical function, and body composition, and it is associated with a lower risk of disease recurrence and increased surv...
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| author | Francesco Bettariga Chris Bishop Dennis R. Taaffe Daniel A. Galvão Luca Maestroni Robert U. Newton |
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| description | Exercise has emerged as fundamental therapeutic medicine in the management of cancer. Exercise improves health-related outcomes, including quality of life, neuromuscular strength, physical function, and body composition, and it is associated with a lower risk of disease recurrence and increased survival. Moreover, exercise during or post cancer treatments is safe, can ameliorate treatment-related side effects, and may enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. To date, traditional resistance training (RT) is the most used RT modality in exercise oncology. However, alternative training modes, such as eccentric, cluster set, and blood flow restriction are gaining increased attention. These training modalities have been extensively investigated in both athletic and clinical populations (e.g., age-related frailty, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes), showing considerable benefits in terms of neuromuscular strength, hypertrophy, body composition, and physical function. However, these training modes have only been partially or not at all investigated in cancer populations. Thus, this study outlines the benefits of these alternative RT methods in patients with cancer. Where evidence in cancer populations is sparse, we provide a robust rationale for the possible implementation of certain RT methods that have shown positive results in other clinical populations. Finally, we provide clinical insights for research that may guide future RT investigations in patients with cancer and suggest clear practical applications for targeted cancer populations and related benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ee6944562ff419ebf9d8f2320da4fb32023-11-01T04:46:58ZengElsevierJournal of Sport and Health Science2095-25462023-11-01126715725Time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management?Francesco Bettariga0Chris Bishop1Dennis R. Taaffe2Daniel A. Galvão3Luca Maestroni4Robert U. Newton5Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, AustraliaLondon Sport Institute, School of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, NW4 4BT, UKExercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, AustraliaExercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, AustraliaLondon Sport Institute, School of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, NW4 4BT, UKExercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia; School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia; Corresponding author.Exercise has emerged as fundamental therapeutic medicine in the management of cancer. Exercise improves health-related outcomes, including quality of life, neuromuscular strength, physical function, and body composition, and it is associated with a lower risk of disease recurrence and increased survival. Moreover, exercise during or post cancer treatments is safe, can ameliorate treatment-related side effects, and may enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. To date, traditional resistance training (RT) is the most used RT modality in exercise oncology. However, alternative training modes, such as eccentric, cluster set, and blood flow restriction are gaining increased attention. These training modalities have been extensively investigated in both athletic and clinical populations (e.g., age-related frailty, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes), showing considerable benefits in terms of neuromuscular strength, hypertrophy, body composition, and physical function. However, these training modes have only been partially or not at all investigated in cancer populations. Thus, this study outlines the benefits of these alternative RT methods in patients with cancer. Where evidence in cancer populations is sparse, we provide a robust rationale for the possible implementation of certain RT methods that have shown positive results in other clinical populations. Finally, we provide clinical insights for research that may guide future RT investigations in patients with cancer and suggest clear practical applications for targeted cancer populations and related benefits.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254623000625Blood flow restrictionCluster setEccentric trainingResistance training |
| spellingShingle | Francesco Bettariga Chris Bishop Dennis R. Taaffe Daniel A. Galvão Luca Maestroni Robert U. Newton Time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management? Journal of Sport and Health Science Blood flow restriction Cluster set Eccentric training Resistance training |
| title | Time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management? |
| title_full | Time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management? |
| title_fullStr | Time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management? |
| title_short | Time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management? |
| title_sort | time to consider the potential role of alternative resistance training methods in cancer management |
| topic | Blood flow restriction Cluster set Eccentric training Resistance training |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254623000625 |
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