[Arteriosclerosis, lipid pattern and physical activity. Effect of functional rehabilitation on blood lipid values in a group of patients with neuromotor lesions].

The effects of a kinesitherapy cycle (i.e. active and passive light physical activity) on the plasmatic cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides contents and on beta/alpha lipoproteins ratio as well in a group of 62 patients (39 males and 23 females) with neuromotor lesions are reported. The best results were found in the males group, where cholesterol HDL increased and triglycerides and beta/alpha ratio decreased. In the females the only good result was represented by the increase of HDL-cholesterol, while the other values did not change. The implications concerning such results and the possible etiological differences are discussed.