THE EFFECT OF LONG-TERM AND REGULAR EXERCISES ON PREVENTING THE KIDNEY STONES

Abstract

Aim. As the incidence of kidney stones increases, more research is needed to understand the lifestyle factors associated with it. So we examined the effect of long-term and regular exercises on the prevention of kidney stones. Materials and methods. This is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical research. For this study, 45 sports instructors (mean age = 58.1 ± 1.39), who had regular long-term physical activities in their life (at least 10 years), were selected using simple random sampling, and 20 patients with kidney stones (mean age = 52.45 ± 3.29) who were admitted to the surgical ward of the hospital were randomly selected by two-stage cluster sampling. The data was collected in two personal information and physical activity questionnaires and were analyzed through the SPSS software, T-Test, Analysis of Variance and Chi-2 Independence test. Results. The level of mobility and physical activity of patients with kidney stones was very low. There was a significant relationship between exercise and kidney stones (P < 0.001), only 2 coaches had symptomatic kidney stones and their kidney stones were treated without the hospitalization. Conclusion. Regular and long-term exercise is effective in preventing kidney stones. In addition, people who have had kidney stones before, are also advised to consider exercise in their lifestyle to prevent getting kidney stones again.