"Marathon in bed" -- a new weapon for rehabilitation
2021-03-05
Life is exercise
Benefits of Exercise
Exercise is an important factor to keep healthy. There are many benefits of exercise: eliminating excess fat and calories; improving heart and blood circulation system; accelerating metabolism; strengthening muscles; improving sleep quality; helping to relieve mental stress and relieve irritability.
Do you know about Passive Exercise?
EECP is a safe, non-invasive, and side-effect physical therapy. It is also a Passive Exercise. It has been listed as the fourth method for the treatment of coronary heart disease in addition to drugs, stents, and bypasses. It is a green heart rehabilitation therapy advocated by the country. Also known as "biological bypass technique".
What is EECP machine?
The principle of EECP is simple: in the diastolic period of the heart, the balloon wrapped in the lower body is pressurized sequentially to make the blood flow in the lower body reverse, increase the diastolic blood perfusion of the heart, brain, kidney and important organs in the upper body, improve the symptoms of coronary artery ischemia, so as to improve the ischemia of various tissues in the whole body.
Is EECP treatment safe?
EECP is also known as the "marathon in bed", the original intention is to help patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases better recover. EECP is equivalent to passive exercise, which can bring the same benefits as active exercise, but it will not increase the heart rate, blood pressure and heart load. It is safer than active exercise, so it has won the reputation of "marathon in bed".
