Saturday, 16 Nov 2024

Preventing frailty – how much is enough?

Sincere apologies to all my readers. This blog is one week late – but I have an excuse. I have…

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Saturday, 29 Jun 2024

Heat Exhaustion

The recent tragic death of Dr Michael Mosley, the very high temperatures in Mediterranean countries  and the enormous death toll…

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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, 7 Dec 2019

EXERCISE AND INJURIES

I try to make these blogs topical, mostly reporting the results of recent investigations, trials or reports. Sometimes I am…

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