In this blog for health professionals, Dr Rebecca Gould, Cochrane UK Fellow and Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar, summarises the recent changes in global and UK physical activity guidelines for adults and looks at some of the Cochrane evidence available on physical activity.
Rebecca Gould
Rebecca is a ST4 Speciality Registrar in Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) based in Oxford, and previously worked as a GP for two years in Devon. She has had an interest in evidence based practice since medical school and is looking forward to supporting trainees, in both primary and secondary care, to become more involved in evidence based practice. Rebecca graduated from the University of Oxford with distinction in 2011. Whilst an undergraduate she held an Old Members’ Exhibition from 2007-09 (awarded by Lincoln College) and was awarded a Wronker Grant in 2008. She obtained MRCGP in 2016 and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Bath in 2018. She has a particular interest in the role of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease and has presented at both regional and national conferences on this topic.
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Exercise for intermittent claudication: does the type of exercise make a difference?
Dr Rebecca Gould, Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar and Cochrane UK Fellow, looks at the latest Cochrane evidence on exercise for intermittent claudication (lower leg pain that comes on during exercise) and explores if the type of exercise undertaken makes a difference.