Cardiovascular Disease
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
How Physiotherapists Can Help[edit | edit source]
Aerobic exercise increases people’s cardiac output, maximum heart rate, endurance, and arterial blood flow. It may also enhance their blood lipid profiles. For people who already have cardiovascular disease, prescribed aerobic exercise programs by physiotherapists can reduce their risk long-term. Aerobic conditioning activities such as running, rowing and walking along with resistance strength training exercises have been shown to be inversely associated with the risk of
coronary heart disease[1].
Physiotherapy Management[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Dr Marilyn Moffat, President of the WCPT. How physical therapists fight non-communicable disease throughout the lifespan. 2011
