{"id":1053000,"date":"2010-11-07T09:21:29","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T09:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/in-flight-exercises\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:47:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:47:25","slug":"in-flight-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/in-flight-exercises.php","title":{"rendered":"In-flight exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Prolonged immobilization can cause circulatory stasis which is one of the predisposing factors for DVT described by Virchow in his famous triad: endothelial injury, stasis and hypercoagulability.<\/p>

In a trial of previously healthy patients who traveled at least 8 hours per flight (median duration 24 hours), duplex ultrasound showed an asymptomatic DVT in 10 % of participants. In other studies, the reported risk of symptomatic DVT after flights of more than 12 hours was 0.5%. According to a 2006 Lancet study<\/a>, activation of coagulation occurs in some individuals after an 8-hour flight.<\/p>

This Chicago Tribune<\/a> article lists some useful in-flight exercises:<\/p>

In-flight exercises for beginners<\/b><\/p>

- Shoulder shrugs, shoulder rolls. Ten each.
- Short sets of bending and straightening the elbows and knees.
- Walk through the plane every two hours.
- March your knees up and down in your seat.
- Lift and lower your feet on tiptoes to work the calves.<\/p>

Advanced In-flight exercises<\/b><\/p>

- Neck stretches; hold on each side for 15 to 20 seconds.
- If you can find space (near an exit), work the core with yoga stretches. Pigeon pose — an intermediate move of folding one leg under the body while stretching the back leg out — is an in-flight favorite of hers.
- In your seat, lift your arms over your head, grip your hands together and lean from side to side for a few seconds on each side. Repeat.
- Walk the length of the plane every hour, incorporating deep lunges. Unless you want air marshals on your case, it might be wise to notify a flight attendant.
- Put a small flight pillow in small of back to keep posture upright.<\/p>

References:
Midair exercise makes for happier landings<\/a>. Chicago Tribune, 10\/2010.<\/p>

Prolonged immobilization increases risk of DVT -- how do you define prolonged immobilization?<\/a><\/div>

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