Effect of progressive resistance training on glycemic control in elderly type II diabetic patients

To investigate the effect of progressive resistance training [PRT] on glycemic control in elderly type II diabetic patients. The study was conducted on 40 elderly individuals with type II diabetes. They were divided into 2 equal groups. The progressive resistance training [PRT] group received 16 weeks of PRT program plus the usual diabetic care, while the control group received a controlled exercise program plus the usual diabetic care. Glycemic control, lipid profile, resting blood pressure, muscle strength and anthropometry were evaluated for the 2 groups at baseline and at end of the study. For the PRT group we found a highly significant reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin level [HbA1c] [t=13.64, p<0.001], highly significant increase in muscle strength [t=10.19, p<0.001], trend for reduction in blood pressure and trend for reduction in triglyceride level. PRT when included with usual diabetic care for elderly people with type II diabetes is of benefit in glycemic control and at the same time is safe and well tolerated

Musculoskeletal pain in obese Egyptians

Obesity is associated with musculoskeletal pain and osteoarthritis. This study compares the prevalence of work-restricting musculoskeletal pain in obese and general population and investigates changes in the incidence of and recovery from musculoskeletal pain after surgical or conventional obesity treatment. A random sample of 50 subjects from the general population was compared with 50 obese subjects. For the obese subjects, information about musculoskeletal pain was also collected 6 and 12 months after obesity surgery or the start of non-surgical treatment. In both sexes, work-restricting pain in the neck and back regions and in the hip, knee and ankle joints was more common in the obese subjects than in the control population. Operated obese women had a lower incidence of work-restricting pain in the knee and ankle joints as compared with the conventionally treated control group over 6 and 12 months. Among subjects reporting symptoms at baseline, the recovery rate for pain in the knee and ankle joints in obese men and pain in the neck and back and in the hip, knee and ankle joints in obese women improved in the surgical group as compared with the control group after 12 months. Obese subjects have more problems with work-restricting musculoskeletal pain than the general population. Surgical obesity treatment reduces the long-term risk of developing work-restricting musculoskeletal pain and increases the likelihood of recovering from such pain