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.
exercise training; physical therapy; hemodialysis