We all know stroke is the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality across the world, only behind cardiovascular and cancer deaths.To improve stroke outcome, the role of exercise therapy is most of the time underutilized or not highlighted in our country. To improve the outcome, disability, the role of exercise to improve cardiovascular reserve and disability, is studied in current neurology. They put forth the importance of aerobic exercise and FITT (frequency, intensity, intensity time and type) principle for aerobic exercise to improve outcome at 3 months.
They high-intensity interval training (HIIT), short duration bouts of intense exercise of 10 minutes or 40-60 minutes of moderate intensity exercises. Aerobic type of exercise over resistance type exercise and early introduction of mobilization than sedentary style improves both cardiac and stroke outcomes at 3 months. Do…
