The walking exercise: Is it important in the patient with high blood pressure?
Keywords:
Systemic Hypertension, Exersice, No Pharmacological TreatmentAbstract
Introduction: systemic hypertension is a Health Public problem with a tendency to growth with a multiple risk factors and unknown etiology in most of 90% of patients and in about 10% the etiology is a consequence of an organic origin. Strategies to treat hypertension establish the drugs use, aerobic exercise, a health and balance nutrition and withdrawal from alcohol and tobacco habits. The National Joint Committee for prevention, identification, evaluation and treatment of high blood pressure recommends walking exercise with in the general plan of treatment.
Objective: to study and evaluate the effect of a walking program in systemic hypertension.
Material and methods: we studied hypertensive patients with a lack of adherence to drugs treatment divided in two groups, one group with a special walking program during 20 days. All pa-tients answered a questionnaire with 20 items. We measured weight, height, arterial pressure and asking about exercise.
Results: in the walking program group there was a progressive down of systolic and diastolic pressure proportionally to walking time. It was more benefit in diastolic pressure.
Discussion: hypertensive patient within a walking program were beneficed since 15 days in practicing. It could be better with more time and more distance of exercise.
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