PHYSICAL REHABILITATION IN HYPERTENSION
Visith DantanarayanaGROUP 401
WHAT IS HYPERTENSION?
• A LONG TERM MEDICAL CONDITION WHERE THE PRESSURE IN THE ARTERIES IS PERSISTENTLY ELEVATED.
ETIOLOGY
SYMPTOMS
• USUALLY DOESN’T CAUSE SYMPTOMS, BUT WHEN IT DOES…
TINNITUSPAIN IN THE BACK OF THE HEADVERTIGOPALPITATIONALTERED VISIONHOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS AREN’T SPECIFIC TO HYPERTENSION.
CLASSIFICATION
ESSENTIALLY THERE ARE TWO MAIN TYPES:
PRIMARY – 90% TO 95%
SECONDARY – 10% TO 15%
SECONDARY HYPERTENSION
USUALLY CAUSED BY AN UNDERLYING DISEASE.Eg: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES AND DISEASES WITH THE ADRENAL GLANDS…ETC.• BUT THEY DO HAVE SYMPTOMS1. MOON FACE2. TRUNCAL OBESITY
PREVENTION IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN CURE
• MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT. WHEN IT COMES TO HYPERTENSION PREVENTION, YOUR WEIGHT IS CRUCIAL.
• EAT A BALANCED DIET. ...• CUT BACK ON SALT. ...• EXERCISE REGULARLY. ...• LIMIT THE ALCOHOL. ...• MONITOR YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE.
PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
BEFORE THAT….
PHYSICAL THERAPY
• WHATEVER WE DO, IT HAS TO BE DONE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE
PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY.
GOALS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
• LOSE WEIGHT
• DECREASE STRESS
• KEEP A HEALTHY HEART
THERAPUTIC TRIO
“TRIO” – MEANS 3LIKEWISE 3 THINGS COMBINED WORK THE BEST…PHYSICAL THERAPYPHARCOLOGICAL THERAPYFOOD CONTROL
EXERCISES THAT DO THE TRICK
• CARDIOVASCULAR WORK-OUTS
• STATIC AND DYNAMIC BREATHING
STATIC AND DYNAMIC BREATHING
• YOGASTATRTING THE DAY WITH A SESSION OF YOGA WILL DEFINITELY KEEP YOUR BREATHING INTACT AND YOUR HEART CALM.
BREATHING
• BREATHING SUPPLIES MORE OXYGEN TO THE BLOOD PREVENTING ANY EPISODE OF ISCHAEMIA. THE MYOCARDIUM GETS A GOOD SUPPLY OF OXYGENATED BLOOD, AND SO DOES THE REST OF THE BODY; THUS, THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND IS INTACT.
CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISESJOGGING, WALKING AND SWIMMING
AEROBICS
TRAINS THE HEART TO HANDLE OXYGEN IN THE PROPER WAY.
AEROBICS CAN BE FUN
EVENTUALLY IT TURNS INTO A GREAT STRESS RELIEVER.THE PATIENT CAN FIND A FRIENDS TO
ACCOMPANY HIM THROUGH THE WORK-OUT.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
• ISOMETRIC EXERCISES ARE CONTRAINDICATED.
FUN FACTS
BELIEVE IT OR NOT:
SEX REALLY WORKS TO REDUCEARTERIAL HYPERTENSION
THANK YOU