Wrist sensors reveal physical activity gaps for children with PH in study
WHY IT MATTERS
Understanding how pulmonary hypertension limits children's physical activity can help doctors and families set realistic exercise goals and monitor whether treatments are helping kids stay more active.
A new study used wrist sensors to track physical activity in children with pulmonary hypertension (a condition where blood pressure in the lungs is too high). Researchers found that kids with this condition exercise less intensely and for shorter periods than healthy children. Children with more severe cases had even bigger drops in exercise intensity.
Children with pulmonary hypertension (PH) engage in fewer and shorter bouts of intense physical activity than their peers, according to a new study that measured data from sensors worn on the wrist. Moreover, kids with more severe PH generally had “worse physical testing,” as well as “a steeper decline in … intensity” when exercising, the […] The post Wrist sensors reveal physical activity gaps for children with PH in study appeared first on Pulmonary Hyperten
ASK YOUR DOCTOR
Ask your child's pulmonary hypertension specialist about safe exercise targets and whether wearable activity trackers could help monitor your child's physical activity levels.