Dear Lee and listmembers,
I have had a long standing interest in Martial Arts,
exercise physiology and rehabilitation, and may be able to
offer some general advice.
I would suggest that most styles are not going to be
"contra-indicated" as such, and include a sufficient
component of "aerobic" activity and power movements to
provide a training effect. If his surgeon is happy for him
to exert himself maximally in a semi-controlled
environment, then there should not be a problem. However any
style that involves full body contact (where this lad may
receive heavy impacts across his surgical scars and the
underlying soft tissue) is probably not such a good idea
either physically or psychologically.
There are some styles of practice which may well be
detrimental to anybody with hypertension (although I
appreciate that this probably does not apply in the case
outlined). The types of training to which I refer are
more commonly found with what may be described as the
"Hard" or "external styles". With these, a regular part of
the training may involve students practising slower
"stronger" movements (which border on being isometric type
activity) coupled with a type of breath control which
causes a sustained increase in intra abdominal pressure
(not recommended for hypertensives).
I'd be interested to hear from others on these points.
Ricky
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Ricky Mullis
Head of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Physiotherapy Studies
University of Keele
Tel:01782 584344/584190
Fax:01782 584255
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