African health sciences
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African health sciences · Jun 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialAerobic exercise modulates cytokine profile and sleep quality in elderly.
Sleep disturbance is a major problem for older adults which can be exacerbated by increased inflammation as aging is associated with increased circulating pro-inflammatory and lower anti-inflammatory cytokines. There is a need to develop alternative medicine techniques to help improve sleep quality in the elderly. ⋯ Exercise training can be considered as a non-pharmacological modality for modifying sleep quality and inflammation among elderly.