Hypertension is the aptly named silent killer. Therefore, learning more about it and the ways in which one could prevent it could help you avoid this terrible assassin.
4. SYMPTOMS
• USUALLY DOESN’T CAUSE SYMPTOMS, BUT
WHEN IT DOES…
TINNITUS
PAIN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD
VERTIGO
PALPITATION
ALTERED VISION
HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS AREN’T SPECIFIC
TO HYPERTENSION.
7. SECONDARY HYPERTENSION
USUALLY CAUSED BY AN UNDERLYING DISEASE.
Eg: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES AND DISEASES
WITH THE ADRENAL GLANDS…ETC.
• BUT THEY DO HAVE SYMPTOMS
1. MOON FACE
2. TRUNCAL OBESITY
8. PREVENTION IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN
CURE
• MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT. WHEN IT
COMES TO HYPERTENSION PREVENTION,
YOUR WEIGHT IS CRUCIAL.
• EAT A BALANCED DIET. ...
• CUT BACK ON SALT. ...
• EXERCISE REGULARLY. ...
• LIMIT THE ALCOHOL. ...
• MONITOR YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE.
11. GOALS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
• LOSE WEIGHT
• DECREASE STRESS
• KEEP A HEALTHY HEART
12. THERAPUTIC TRIO
“TRIO” – MEANS 3
LIKEWISE 3 THINGS COMBINED WORK THE
BEST…
PHYSICAL THERAPY
PHARCOLOGICAL THERAPY
FOOD CONTROL
13. EXERCISES THAT DO THE TRICK
• CARDIOVASCULAR WORK-OUTS
• STATIC AND DYNAMIC
BREATHING
14. STATIC AND DYNAMIC BREATHING
• YOGA
STATRTING THE DAY WITH A SESSION OF YOGA
WILL DEFINITELY KEEP YOUR BREATHING INTACT
AND YOUR HEART CALM.
15. BREATHING
• BREATHING SUPPLIES MORE OXYGEN TO THE
BLOOD PREVENTING ANY EPISODE OF
ISCHAEMIA. THE MYOCARDIUM GETS A GOOD
SUPPLY OF OXYGENATED BLOOD, AND SO
DOES THE REST OF THE BODY; THUS, THE
SUPPLY AND DEMAND IS INTACT.