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Stroke Research and Treatment
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 298375, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/298375
Research Article

The Influence of Resistance Exercise Training on the Levels of Anxiety in Ischemic Stroke

Felipe José Aidar,1,2 Ricardo Jacó de Oliveira,3 António José Silva,1 Dihogo Gama de Matos,1 Mauro Lúcio Mazini Filho,1 Robert C. Hickner,4 and Victor Machado Reis1

1Department of Sports, Science, Exercise, and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-911 Vila Real, Portugal
25th Battalion of the Military Fire Brigade, Fire Brigade of the State of Minas Gerais, New Horizons Program, 38.406-090 Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
3Department of Physical Education, University of Brasília, 70910-900 Brasília, DF, Brazil
4Departments of Kinesiology, and Physiology, Center for Health Disparities Research, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA

Received 5 May 2012; Revised 24 July 2012; Accepted 17 October 2012

Academic Editor: Disa Sommerfeld

Copyright © 2012 Felipe José Aidar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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