Saturday, 11 Jul 2026

The Dangers of the World Cup

This week’s blog was meant to be my final look at the dangers of going into hospital. However, in the…

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Saturday, 31 May 2025

Running – the side effects

Last time I discussed the prescribing of exercise, particularly running. I mentioned that Dr Margaret McCartney had written a BMJ…

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Saturday, 26 Nov 2022

Complications of exercise Part 4

This is the last blog in this series of about the problems which can result from exercise – but I…

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Saturday, 19 Nov 2022

Complications of exercise Part 3

 Musculoskeletal injuries – with moderate activity Physically very active adults (not necessarily older adults) tend to experience a higher incidence…

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Saturday, 12 Nov 2022

Complications of exercise Part 2

Last week I talked about the risk of sudden death during exercise. Though well known, this is an extremely rare…

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Saturday, 5 Nov 2022

Complications of exercise Part 1

Complications of Exercise ‘The only exercise I take is acting as pall-bearer to my friends who have indulged in strenuous…

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Saturday, 10 Apr 2021

More Complications of Exercise.

Musculo-skeletal injuries. Muscle sprains and joint strains are the commonest ill-effects of exercise, particularly competitive sports. Activity versus inactivity Physically…

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Saturday, 3 Apr 2021

Complications of exercise – the heart.

Before launching into my usual stuff about exercise, my apologies to those of you who had a problem accessing last…

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