Search Tag: cycling

ICU Management

Study-cycling-in-bed-safe-and-feasible-for-icu-patients

2016 28 Dec

ICU patients on mechanical ventilation can use an in-bed cycle safely and early in their stay, according to research from McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, published in PLOS One. “We know that if patients start in-bed cycling two weeks into their ICU stay, they will walk farther at hospital discharge," said the study's lead...Read more

Cardiology Management

Get-peddling-to-lower-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease

2016 31 Oct

Leisure and commuter cycling may be an important public health strategy in large-scale efforts to reduce cardiovascular risk, according to the findings of two large observational studies just published in Circulation and in the Journal of the American Heart Association . And as little as 30 minutes a week may have a protective effect. In the...Read more