Effectiveness of Aerobic Training with Strengthening Exercise on Endurance in Patients with Below Knee Amputation: Experimental study

Abstract

Background: Below-knee amputation (BKA) is a condition in which the limb is amputated in the transtibial levelin which the distal tibia, fibula, whole of the ankle joint, and associated musculature and other components areremoved.Purpose: To determine the effect of aerobic training with strengthening exercise to increase endurance in patientswith below knee amputation.Materials and Methods: Total of 30 subjects with below knee amputation were selected based on the selectioncriteria. All the subjects were well elucidated about the objective of the study and the intervention and informedconsent was obtained before participating in this study. The subjects received strengthening exercise and aerobictraining for 4 weeks. The pretest values are taken with 6MWT and Borg scale; the same were recorded for post-testafter 4 weeks of intervention. The entire process was performed from November 2022 to March 2023.Result: Using a paired t-test to compare the pre and post-test results, the experiment revealed a significant differencein 6MWT and Borg scale. Independent sample t-test outcome at four weeks showed significant improvement inendurance.Conclusion: The results and the data obtained from this research was statically classified and can be concluded thatthere was a definite and positive effect of aerobic training with strengthening exercise and increased endurance inpatients with below knee amputation.