Cardiac sports

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Cardiac sport ( also called coronary sport or coronary sport ) is a rehabilitation measure for patients with cardiac diseases. After the cardiological treatment has been completed, cardiac exercise is prescribed by a doctor to restore or optimize the physical abilities that may have been reduced due to the disease and are financially supported by the health insurance companies for a short period (1–2 years) or longer periods, depending on the clinical picture of the individual.

History of coronary sports in Germany

The first endurance running groups for coronary sports were founded by Ernst van Aaken in Waldniel at the end of the 1960s. This was taken up by the Institute for Physical Exercise at the Georg-August University of Göttingen , where Wilhelm Henze and Rolf Dieckmann developed a model that also contained play elements and, since the mid-1970s, first in Lower Saxony, but also in the Media Kliniken Bernkastel by qualified sports teachers / Sports scientist Peter Reinartz, graduate of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, then spread nationwide. They were also leaders overall, since developments around the world reversed the previous paradigm of being gentle at the same time .

execution

Cardiac sports are carried out by health sports clubs, sports clubs, rehabilitation clinics and other providers (e.g. Diakonieverein, Kneipp club, VHS or by cardiologists in a support association) in the form of local cardiac sports groups ( also called "coronary groups" ). After a cardiological examination, the patients are assessed with regard to their current performance and rehabilitation goals and then divided into different groups (exercise groups {with a load capacity of less than 75 W}, training groups {with a load capacity of more than 75 W}). Based on this assessment and group assignment, the patients are cared for under cardiological control by a doctor present at the exercise or training event and instructed by a specially trained cardiac exercise instructor.

aims

The patient should learn to assess and use his individual possibilities within the framework of the respective illness ( and the resulting restrictions ). The situation after cardiac diseases is problematic for the patient in two ways:

  • he must accept the new physiological situation and get to know his new limits and
  • he must overcome the psychological problem ( recognition of his own weakness / weakening and the resulting fear of stress ).

Therefore, the goal of a cardio-sport group is not to increase endurance / performance, but to avoid incorrect restraint, adapt coordination and recognize the existing performance and its limits. The aim is to enable patients to use the options available to them without fear and to achieve reintegration into working life.

Medical background

Chronic heart diseases affect the entire organism. 'Over-care' increases the negative effects of the heart disease, physical activity adapted to the disease counteracts this and improves the general condition.

For the special features of cardiac sports in children, see Children's Heart Sports .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arnd Krüger : History of movement therapy, in: Preventive medicine. Heidelberg: Springer Loseblatt Collection 1999, 07.06, 1 - 22.
  2. ↑ Victor Gottheiner (1968). Long-range strict sports training for cardiac reconditioning and rehabilitation, in: The American Journal of Cardiology 22 (1968), 426-435
  3. ↑ Herzsport Dithmarschen in Heide, Förderverein Ambulante Koronargruppen Dithmarschen eV

literature

  • I. Siegfried, G. Hoffmann: New aspects in cardiac sports , Düsseldorf, Cologne: German Medical Science; 2005 ( Doc04sportmed1, with 9 contributions )
    Available online as pdf ( 310 KB ) and shtml ( 110 KB )
  • Christoph Raschka, Marie-Louise Vogel: Heart sport: successful exercise programs for inpatient and outpatient groups 2009, Wiebelsheim, ISBN 978-3-7853-1789-1 .
  • Michael Matlik, Martin Unverdorben: Heart group care in theory and practice: Holistic rehabilitation for cardiovascular diseases 2014, Ballingen, ISBN 978-3-941964-66-2
  • Susanne Unverdorben, Martin Unverdorben: Cardiology compact: Small specialist lexicon for patients and trainers 2013, Ballingen, ISBN 978-3-943996-09-8

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