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