Rehabilitation programs must become an integral part of cardiac care to significantly reduce the burden of living with heart disease, one of the most common chronic diseases and causes of death globally, according to York University Professor Sherry Grace.
“Cardiac rehabilitation is a cost-effective program offering heart patients exercise, education and risk reduction,” says Grace, noting that participation results in 25 per cent less death, lower re-hospitalization rates and better quality of life.
Despite these benefits, cardiac rehabilitation is vastly underused, particularly compared with costly revascularization and medical therapy, according to the review Grace conducted with Karam Turk-Adawi in the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation & Prevention Unit, University Health Network (UHN), and Dr. Nizal Sarrafzadegan, director of Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran.
“Cardiac rehabilitation services are insufficiently implemented, with only 39 per cent of countries providing any,” says Grace.
Heart disease has become an epidemic in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), and cardiac rehab can reduce the socio-economic impact of the disease by promoting return to work and reducing premature mortality, notes to Grace, who is also the director of research at the GoodLife Fitness Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Unit at the UHN.
“If supportive health policies, funding, physician referral strategies and alternative delivery modes are implemented, we could reduce the ratio from one cardiac rehab program per 6.4 million inhabitants in a middle income country like Paraguay, to the one program per 102,000 available in the US, a high income country,” adds Grace.
Low-income countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Kenya have one rehab program each for their entire population.
The article, Global availability of cardiac rehabilitation, published online at Nature Reviews Cardiology, indicates that while 68 per cent of high-income countries have cardiac rehabilitation, only 23 per cent of LMICs do, despite the fact that 80 per cent of deaths from heart disease occur in these countries.
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Looks like I just found what I’ve been searching for. The Neck Flex. I’m
planning to order one as soon as possible. Thanks for the youtube video.
Will this add size to my neck?
that shit costs way too fucking much for a fucking bungee cord and a stupid
head strap. 100 fucking dollars that shit is too much, it should be 20 or
30 tops
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Get dizzy! lol
The Neck Flex harness comes with the band seen in the video and 2 anchors
so you can attach it to the wall. No I don’t feel you need a mouthpiece
when using this. Thanks for commenting.
hello mike i got a neck injury a while back and well it still hurts right
on the traps and scapula area not so the neck what should i do ? so this
wont ever happen again when im fully recovered
LOL, you like me have no Neck. This Neck Flex is awesome. I really like how
you can combine the bands and the possibilities are endless. I just filmed
more exercises. We both have used bands before but never with a harness.
I’m really digging this piece of equuipment.
where can I buy the harness and band?????
What do you do to prevent a stiff neck?
Once in a while yes I do. I have not had any issues lately with this since
I regularly see my chiro once per month for adjustments.
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effective, and safer.
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gym lol! have you tried neck curls using a supported small weigh plate
rested on forehead/face (using your hands and a towel) while laying on a
bench? it works wonders and fills the neck nicely. great video
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