Exercise as a therapy to control hypertension in children.
Hypertension is not uncommon in childhood and adolescence; vascular and renal causes predominate. Non-pharmacologic therapy, including exercise, may lower blood pressure (BP). There are several articles relating to the use of exercise as a therapy for high BP. Most of these show a beneficial effect. The "dose" of exercise remains undetermined. There are no known data stating that dynamic exercise is of significant risk in childhood or adolescence. A multicenter trial of exercise is proposed to define the intensity, duration, and frequency of sessions needed to obtain optimal BP control.
Alpert
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Plough Foundation, Division of Cardiology, University of Tennessee, School of Medicine, Memphis, USA.
D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*