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28 Nov 2013, 23:06 (Ref:3337961) | #1 | ||
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Stress ECG
For some reason this year I need to get a Stress ECG done. No idea why...
Does anyone know a place to do it on a bike rather than a treadmill. My knee doesn't like the pounding of running and a bike would be preferred but most clinics seem to use a treadmill. Roger |
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28 Nov 2013, 23:50 (Ref:3337979) | #2 | ||
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Bikes aren't used because they need to be able to get your heart rate up, and keep it there. It's far too easy for it to fluctuate on a bike.
See if you can find a place with an Alter-G Treadmill. They support you on a cushion of air to reduce joint stress. |
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I feel your pain, there, Roger, and hate running for that reason. On the treadmills I've been put on, however, the exercise started off as a walk and then speeded up progressively as the time went, along with an increase in incline. It never got to a full-on run and when heart rate got to Vmax that was end of test. Presume the younger and fitter the victim is, the harder the test will be to achieve required heart rate. (BTW my tests have been with MRM) Maybe that a cycle could be found in the odd private hospital but have not as yet tried to find one. Let me know if you do! |
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29 Nov 2013, 07:39 (Ref:3338039) | #4 | ||
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I was lucky when I used to have them as one of my customers used to work in the ECG unit at the local hospital and made sure that I passed, also it was free !!!
Unfortunatly now because of my back problem I can't run at all so I can't take one. |
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I recently had to undergo a pulminory cardio stress test to determine why I have been suffering from severe breathlessness.
It was carried out at my local hospital using a special exercise bike, whilst they monitored both my heart (ECG) and my breathing via a mask. This is, I believe, common equipment in most sports' science labs, and is used on sports' participants regularly to measure their fitness levels. |
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1 Dec 2013, 13:17 (Ref:3338886) | #7 | |
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Porsche centre at Silverstone will do the test for you and use a bike.
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You can use a bike a Roger, my dad did.
Try Mark Green. |
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....He runs Motor Racing Medics who have carried out my last two Medical / Sress ECG tests.
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I had one at Porsche Performance Centre, Silverstone - 01327 855 074
Very impressive set up. |
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