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Execution of (A) frontal walk without sticks or braces; (B) side walk without sticks or braces; and (C) shoulder press with kettlebell. Next to the patient, an operator supervises the progress of the exercise; (D) alternating waves with a rope. All exercises refer to the third phase of the AMA program (with permission from the patient).
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F1
AMA program required a combination of aerobic, strength, gait, and balance training. All sessions were carried out under the supervision of qualified operators (Figure 1).
Mean values (SD) of the (A) post-exercise saturation and (B) the mean recovery time. Black and white columns refer to the mean values recorded in the first and last 2 months of the second phase of intervention, respectively.
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F2
Regarding the mean values of the first 2 months of intervention and those of the last 2 months, it was appreciable that, although the post-exercise SpO2 values remained almost the same, a clear decrease in the recovery time occurred (Figure 2).