Physical activity and therapeutic exercise, particularly aerobic conditioning and strength training are needed to prevent hypertension.
Reassure the General Council of Colleges of Physiotherapists of Spain, stressing that educate the patient that has to change their habits "full and life is the most important" to improve their quality of life. Last Thursday was held on World Hypertension Day.
A low-salt diet, losing excess weight and conduct frequent physical exercise are "fundamental" for the proper control of blood pressure and diabetes. These guidelines should be supplemented with antihypertensive medication the doctor recommends.
Hypertension affects more than 40 percent of the population and is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure , among others.
prevention, healing and recovery
The exercise is therefore one of the key interventions to prevent premature death and disability caused by cardiovascular disease.
People with cardiovascular disease may benefit from the work of physiotherapists to return to their daily activities as they are experts in programming physical activity and therapeutic exercise for the prevention, healing and recovery from illness.
The practitioner works within a multidisciplinary team that addresses cardiovascular disease at all stages of the disease, from prevention, to the restoration of health and physical therapy when the disease has developed, as in the case of stroke or heart disease.
Data to highlight and take into account:
* High blood pressure affects more than 40 percent of the population.
* is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
* A proper diet, low salt, losing excess weight and frequent exercise are essential for hypertension.
Source: http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/1049176/0/hipertension/prevencion/ejercicio/
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