For the overwhelming majority of people, physical activity is safe, even for those living with symptoms from multiple medical conditions.
The benefits of physical activity for your patients / clients with long term conditions are well documented. Simply put, any amount of movement will be beneficial and there is usually no need to gain 'permission' from health professionals, provided patients start gradually.
However, this is often contrary to the perceptions of patients themselves and many professionals feel unsure about what advice they should give to people living with symptomatic medical conditions.
To help address concerns around risk, Moving Medicine have developed a consensus statement and infographic to help professionals understand what safety advice to give people with long-term conditions in clinical practice.
Read the consensus statement around risk that has been peer reviewed and published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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