Participants saw an improvement in the distance they could walk during a six-minute walking test.At the initial post-program assessment, researchers found that compared to the beginning of the study:
At a six-month follow-up appointment, they completed the same tests a final time and answered life and exercise habit questionnaires. In a post-program assessment, participants repeated these evaluations. In total, 24 participants, ages 33 to 81, who had a stroke from three months to 10 years earlier, were enrolled in a cardiac rehab program including 30-to-51-minute aerobic exercise sessions three times a week, for three months.Īt the beginning of the program, participants were evaluated for physical function (cardiovascular endurance, functional strength and walking speed) and other health measures such as a mental health questionnaire and a balance test. Researchers launched a pilot study at a North Carolina medical center to investigate the benefits of a cardiac rehab program for stroke survivors. “Increasing physical activity is an important way to prevent stroke, and we wanted to see whether the rehab that patients receive after surviving a heart attack could have similar positive outcomes for patients who survive a stroke.” Regan, D.P.T., Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of exercise science in the physical therapy program at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. “Through this study, we hoped to improve controllable risk factors for stroke survivors, and potentially prevent future stroke and cardiac events,” said lead study author Elizabeth W. Currently, exercise-based cardiac rehab programs are not the standard of care provided to stroke survivors in the U.S. patients who survive a stroke not receiving the guideline-recommended amount of exercise (150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week). Physical inactivity is common among stroke survivors, with more than 75% of all U.S. Despite many similar cardiovascular risk factors, stroke is not among the covered diagnoses for cardiac rehab. for people with cardiovascular disease that has been shown to increase cardiovascular endurance and improve quality of life. 27, 2021 - Stroke survivors who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise, currently not prescribed to stroke survivors, significantly improved their ability to transition from sitting to standing, and how far they could walk during a six-minute walking test, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.Ĭardiac rehabilitation is a structured exercise program prevalent in the U.S. Six months after the program more, 83.3% of participants reported that they continued exercising at least once a week.Įmbargoed until 4 a.m.In a small study, stroke survivors who completed a three-month cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise significantly improved their physical endurance and strength.
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