Scientists Now Suggest Aerobic Exercise Programs Are Beneficial Following a Stroke

You mean you missed all this earlier research suggesting aerobic exercises? I blame your mentors and senior researchers for not informing you of this earlier research, although you should have known of it anyway if you were any good at all.

How will this be possible  for those with stroke fatigue?

At least half of all stroke survivors experience fatigue 

Or is it 70%?

Or is it 40%?

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Scientists Now Suggest Aerobic Exercise Programs Are Beneficial Following a Stroke

 

(Newswire.net -- March 8, 2021) Orlando, FL -- Exercise has long been identified to be one of the best techniques to ward off various conditions. However, in a study it appears that it is also beneficial in times of recovery after stroke. 

This research was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, which is the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

According to the study findings, stroke survivors who were able to complete group-based aerobic exercise programs significantly enhanced their aerobic endurance and walking ability. It is worth mentioning that these were programs similar in design and duration to cardiac rehabilitation programs.

Health authorities warn that in the United States, stroke occurs every 40 seconds. It is further worth learning that for every 4 minutes, someone is found to die due to this condition. 

Statistics further show that around 87 percent of all strokes are ischemic strokes. Yearly, stroke costs about $34 billion, and this includes the costs of health care services, medicines to treat stroke, and missed days of work.

Experts also say that almost 1 in 4 individuals have had a previous stroke. African Americans have been found to have the highest death rate due to this condition.

Still in the United States, it remains to be the top cause of disability. Doctors usually prescribe physical therapy to improve physical impairments carried along by a stroke. 

According to Elizabeth Regan, DPT, physical therapy we currently provide to patients after a stroke focuses more on improving the ability to move and move well rather than on increasing how far and long you can move.

Regan is study lead author, and Ph.D. candidate in Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina.

"It doesn't matter how well you can walk if your endurance level keeps you at home," she adds.