Article

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of exercise interventions on improving physical
outcomes in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Methods: The PubMed
database was searched for articles published up to and including February 2015.
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), case reports, and quasi-experimental and
single-subject designs published in English-language, peer-reviewed journals that
assessed the impact of physical exercise on patients with GBS were included;
study quality was assessed using Sackett's rules of evidence. Data are presented
qualitatively and quantitatively using numerical values and percentages. Results:
Seven articles were included in the systematic review. One RCT showed that
high-intensity relative to lower intensity exercise significantly reduced
disability in patients with GBS, as measured with the FIM (p<0.005, r=0.71).
Overall, various types of exercise programmes improve physical outcomes such as
functional mobility, cardiopulmonary function, isokinetic muscle strength, and
work rate and reduce fatigue in patients with GBS. Conclusion: Because of
insufficient high-quality literature, making confident conclusions about the
effects of exercise interventions on physical outcomes in patients with GBS is
not possible. Future research should consider using higher quality study designs
to confirm the results outlined in this article.

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