Effect of chair aerobics on functional capacity and haemodynamic variables post cardiac surgeries

Background: Functional capacity has become an important clinical parameter in both as a pre-operative assessment and postoperative outcome measure in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries. Functional improvement was seen with the help of aerobic exercise across a wide spectrum of other patients with severe physiologic and functional limitations.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of chair aerobics on functional capacity and haemodynamic variables post cardiac surgeries and to overcome shortness of breath and to improve the tolerance level towards exercise.
Method: An experimental study consisting of 30 subjects operated for cardiac pathologies were recruited in the study. 6MWT was performed on the day 1 after surgery and noted down the distance along with the hemodynamic variables such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, rate of perceived exertion etc. Then subjects were given chair aerobics to be performed for a certain duration of time and again the outcome variables were noted to check for the difference.
Results: The results were statistically significant with respect to all the outcome measures. Results showed improvement in all the outcome parameters but significant improvement was seen in 6MWD with a mean difference of 53.6mtr with a p value of 0.0001.
Conclusion: Based on results obtained it proves that low intensity exercises have a positive approach towards patients who have underwent cardiac surgeries.