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Emergency Center 115 performs first aid on a patient in Tan Binh district – Photo: THU HIEN
Many websites have shared about the challenge of comedian Chi Tai on nIf you balance for less than 20 seconds, there is a risk of stroke, and received thousands of user shares.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Huy Thang, president of the Ho Chi Minh City Stroke Association, said the movement “Stand with one leg balance” comes from a study in Japan, published in the “Stroke Journal ” in 2014.
The study included 1,400 people with an average age of 67 years and found that the inability to balance with one leg for more than 20 seconds was associated with cognitive decline and asymptomatic brain damage caused by the damage. small blood vessels.
Scientifically, this microvascular damage cannot be considered a true stroke, but simply reflects microvascular atherosclerosis, which is almost inevitable when people are over 60 years old. , especially if accompanied by underlying hypertension or diabetes.
“To maintain balance, we need the brain, the visual system and the musculoskeletal system. According to the literature, up to a third of people over 65 can fall due to imbalance, the cause of the disease. There must be one or more of the functional defects mentioned above. Additionally, body weight and exercise also significantly affect this ability, “Thang said.
However, according to Mr. Thang, the above study was only conducted in an elderly population group (67) Japan with many underlying diseases, this possibility has not been examined before, so to raise the recommended level. Need to test in population groups other than Japan.
People with underlying medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure … are the target group at high risk for stroke, and detection of underlying medical conditions is the best prevention of stroke.
The target group of alcohol and tobacco users are also at high risk of stroke, so don’t abuse alcohol, beer and tobacco, according to Thang.
Dr. Thang further recommended that there are many functional foods currently on the market that are advertised as “miracles” for preventing strokes. However, these supplements are not a substitute for medications, they only support the effects.
