Saturday, 15 Jan 2022

High Blood Pressure Pt 1

What is Blood Pressure (BP)? We all have “blood pressure”. Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of blood within the…

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Saturday, 12 Sep 2020

EXERCISE IN THE TREATMENT OF STROKES

The use of exercise in stroke rehabilitation Management of the acute episode Exercise is vital to the restoration of muscle…

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Saturday, 5 Sep 2020

EXERCISE AND STROKES

  What is a stroke? A stroke is “a serious life-threatening medical condition that happens when the blood supply to…

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Saturday, 29 Aug 2020

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

Atheroma and Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) The cause of PVD Atheroma – popularly known as “hardening of the arteries” –…

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Saturday, 1 Aug 2020

THE METABOLIC SYNDROME

What on Earth is that? Well, it is a rather important cluster of some of the conditions which I have described…

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Saturday, 4 Jul 2020

EXERCISE IN THE CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSURE

As I mentioned last week there is a range of effective drugs for treating hypertension. However all drugs have side…

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Saturday, 27 Jun 2020

EXERCISE AND BLOOD PRESSURE

The figure above shows the distribution of systolic blood pressure in the population. My very first Exercise Blog just one…

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Saturday, 13 Jun 2020

THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE

Is obesity a disease? There is disagreement in both the medical profession and in the general public about the status…

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Monday, 24 Jun 2019

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE – HYPERTENSION

I am starting with this because it is such a common and misunderstood subject. Recent research has focused on the…

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