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The lower level of salivary immunoglobulin A in children with cerebral palsy can be considered as the main cause of recurrent infections. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of concurrent exercise training on immunoglobulin A and salivary alpha-amylase levels in children with cerebral palsy. Twenty children with spastic cerebral palsy (age 9.5 ± 1.8 years, height: 161.29 ± 4.23 cm, weight 31.5 ± 2.5 kg, fat 14.3 ± 1.2%, body mass index [BMI] 15.6 ± 1.8 kg/m2) were selected by available sampling method and assigned randomly to the experimental and control groups. The training protocol consisted of 12 weeks of resistance and endurance exercise, so that at the beginning of each session, resistance training and then aerobic training were performed. Fasting saliva samples were taken 10 min before and 48 h after the last exercise session. Independent and paired sample t-tests were used to assess the changes between and within the groups, respectively. The significance level was set at 0.05. The results of this study showed that 12 weeks of concurrent exercise training had a significant effect on salivary immunoglobulin A, salivary alpha-amylase, maximal oxygen consumption, total salivary protein, fat percentage, and BMI in children with cerebral palsy (p < 0.05). Salivary flow did not show a significant difference between the two groups (p > 0.05). It seems that 12 weeks of concurrent exercise training improves some immune factors and body composition of children with spastic cerebral palsy. So it can be beneficial to use a period of resistance and aerobic exercise training with appropriate training methodology in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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