Surprisingly enough, walking or even jogging regularly can reduce the severity of a stroke if a person ever got one. A study was conducted by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. In this study, a large group of over 700 elderly patients admitted to the university hospital who have a mild stroke had the severity recorded. The severity was measured using a standard system that included observing the arms, legs, behavior and posture of the individual. After that, they were asked if they were physically active or not. About 52.5% of them said they were inactive. It was found that the individuals who said they were moderately active had lower severities of stroke. The purpose of this study was t0 find a link between physical activity and stroke severity in order to reduce the occurence of strokes in Sweden.
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https://www.news-medical.net/news/20181012/Individuals-who-walk-regularly-have-reduced-risk-of-severe-stroke.aspx
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Do you think that walking makes people more healthy, or that people who walk care more about their health and make more healthy choices?
Research shows a link between better health and walking, but it is not clear, so it’s probable that people who walk are more conscious about their health.
Wow that’s so cool.
Is there anything else people with strokes can do besides walk to lower the severity even more?
I haven’t looked into that yet. That may be a post for another week.