Patients with peripheral artery disease ‘underestimate walking progress’
Self-reported improvement after exercise programs tends to fall short of objective data, researchers say.
Tag: Exercise
Which treatment is best for intermittent claudication?
Australian doctors have carried out a network meta-analysis to compare four different approaches to therapy.
Job-related physical activity ‘linked to early death’
Large study suggests that exercise at work and play has opposite effects.
Knee OA warning for ‘weekend warriors’
Too much activity might be as harmful as too little, new research suggests.
An athlete receives a heart-stopping diagnosis
An incidental finding noted during a first-aid training course is the initial clue to a patient's potentially fatal condition.
A GP guide to exercise during pregnancy
Not only is exercising during pregnancy safe in most women, it improves maternal and fetal outcomes.
Call to include exercise in sleep apnoea therapy
A structured exercise program can reduce the apnoea-hypopnoea index by 30%, expert says.
Taking the stairway to (delay) heaven works
The number of stairs knocked off is inversely related to all-cause mortality: study.
Study calculates how much ‘nature time’ you should be prescribing
Research backs exposing patients to at least 120 minutes of open spaces a week.
Dogs unleash injury risk on older walkers
It seems taking a dog for a walk in the park is, well, no walk in the park - especially for women.
