Retro walking can be a good option for those recovering from injury or surgery and older adults with limited mobility. If you’re easing back into regular walking after surgery, retro walking can help improve your balance and coordination, says Yu. “It’s also a gentle way to activate your...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether gait speed can be used to guide discharge disposition recommendations from acute care in patients following median sternotomy open heart surgery. Methods: Gait speed was measured in 59 patients aged 44 to 90 years on the cardiac surgery...
However, our results did not change after controlling for overall physical activity, indicating that high levels of walking activity are associated with cognitive performance independent of other physical activities and the overall activity level. Unlike high-intensity walking, low-intensity walking was ...
Sex Differences in Long-Term Survival After Major Cardiac Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Background Little attention has been paid to the importance of sex in the long-term prognosis of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods and Results W... A Johnston,T Mesana,D Lee,... -...
A 65-year-old male presents with a 5-month history of progressively worsening right calf pain upon walking. He describes the pain as a tightening or cramping, and it comes on after walking two blocks. The pain forces him to stop walking and is relieved a
In contrast, brain activity in those regions remained stable after a 60-minute walk in an urban environment. So, go touch some grass! 6. Improve sleep Working out regularly can help you sleep better at night. That’s because physical activity naturally boosts the effects of melatonin, the ...
- 《Circulation Heart Failure》 被引量: 31发表: 2009年 Increased renal and forearm vasoconstriction in response to exercise after heart transplantation. DESIGN--Comparison of regional haemodynamic response to exercise in heart transplant recipients and two age matched control groups. SETTING--Regional ...
Credit Tips to get your steps in. So youbought a fitness tracker– and now it’s bugging you to be more active. These devices come programmed with a goal of 10,000 steps per day, a number said to help reduce your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and more. And while that...
the more I use my brain, the faster my brain seems to recover and rewire. Just as a patient needs some time to recover after heart surgery, I need a little time to rewire after ECT. The alternative, months of debilitating depression and risk of suicide, was not one I was willing to ...
According to theAmerican Heart Association, when it comes to health benefits, walking is the simplest, safest, and cheapest way to get the most benefits from exercise. It is safer and easier than jogging, and studies show if your goal is health benefits, walking is as good as running withou...