The effect of Nordic Walking on joint status, quality of life, physical ability, exercise capacity and pain in adult persons with haemophilia
31 Mar 2025
Subjects were recruited from three haemophilia treatment centres in Sweden (Malmoe, Stockholm and Gothenburg). People over 40 years of age – who were not able to receive prophylactic treatment in their early childhood and therefore had developed joint problems – diagnosed with either moderate or severe haemophilia A or B, were asked for participation during health check-up meetings, by mail or by phone. In this interventional study, the people were required to perform 30 min of Nordic Walking, at least three times a week, during a period of 3 months and were motivated to continue for an additional 3 months (6 months in total).
This pilot study evaluated the effect of 3 months of Nordic Walking on 10 adult People with hemophilia. Being the first study of its kind, it indicates that Nordic Walking is a safe exercise form, resulting in improvements in physical ability in general and body perception in particular, despite presence of arthropathy. The intervention did not increase the use of factor replacement or bleeding frequency, compared with pre-interventional treatment logs. Three of the five participants who experienced bleedings during the study period also had a high ABR the year before the study, indicating it was not primarily the increased exercise causing bleedings.
This pilot study evaluated the effect of 3 months of Nordic Walking on 10 adult People with hemophilia. Being the first study of its kind, it indicates that Nordic Walking is a safe exercise form, resulting in improvements in physical ability in general and body perception in particular, despite presence of arthropathy. The intervention did not increase the use of factor replacement or bleeding frequency, compared with pre-interventional treatment logs. Three of the five participants who experienced bleedings during the study period also had a high ABR the year before the study, indicating it was not primarily the increased exercise causing bleedings.
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