Cardiovascular Health (CVD)
What it is:
CVD includes heart and blood vessel conditions like coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart failure, and stroke. These can reduce your heart’s ability to pump blood, causing fatigue, breathlessness, and poor circulation.
Symptoms:
- Fatigue and muscle weakness
- Cold or numb extremities
- Swelling in legs (edema)
- Slow wound healing
- Pain during activity (claudication)
- Risk of organ damage and blood clots
Common Causes:
- High blood pressure/cholesterol
- Smoking
- Physical inactivity
- Poor diet
- Diabetes
- Overweight / obesity
- Family history
First Session & Beyond:
- Detailed medical & exercise history
- Fitness, mobility, and cardiovascular assessment
- Goal setting and safe, personalised exercise plan
- Gradual, supervised improvement of strength, fitness, and confidence
How We Can Help:
- Physiotherapists: recovery, mobility, endurance, and management of coexisting conditions
- Exercise Physiologists: safe, evidence-based programs to improve heart health and reduce future risk
- Collaborative care with your healthcare team
