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oftencalledcathy ,
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This was the week I learned about ExWell Medical, an exercise programme that older people are referred to by their GPs often after covid infections. The programme has an induction that includes baseline fitness test with no monitoring of heart rate, blood pressure etc (according to a friend). Surely this is contraindicated for etc? @longcovid

Step 4 To finish you will be asked to take part in some simple baseline fitness tests. This is done so that when we re-test every 3 months you will be able to compare and see your improvement. The tests include; • 6 minute time trial - to test your cardiovascular capacity. • Handgrip test - to measure your upper body strength • 30 secs sit to stand - to measure your lower body strength. • A timed up and go test. - standing up and walking around a cone 3 metres in front of you. • A duel task test - same as the timed up and go test but with an added cognative test.
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    • Frieke72 ,
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    @oftencalledcathy it was a bit cynical response on this irresponsible way of testing. Analogy to Shoot them all and God will sort them out 🫣
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    ahimsa_pdx ,
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    @oftencalledcathy
    First of all, Yikes! 😬

    Second, is a "duel" task test a typo? I mean, it does often feel like I'm dueling with certain doctors, but I hope they don't make it a literal duel! ⚔️

    PS. They also offer a "cognative" test which is cause for concern…

    I don't care about spelling errors from regular folks - I make them too! But errors in official documents make me feel like they don't pay attention to details, so I worry that they also don't pay attention to patients?!

    @longcovid

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