What is the HANDI project? About HANDI HANDI is aimed at promoting effective non-drug treatments for General Practice/primary care.
Exercise based rehabilitation for Coronary heart disease Interventions While CHD is the single most common cause of death worldwide, more patients are surviving and need support to manage symptoms and reduce future problems
Citrate salts for preventing kidney stones Interventions Kidney stones are one of the most common disorders of the urinary tract and have a high rate of recurrence
Exercise based rehabilitation for heart failure Interventions Evidence supports exercise training in people with heart failure as a means of reversing cardiac and skeletal muscle abnormalities
Exercise: Intermittent claudication and peripheral arterial disease Interventions Intermittent claudication is the most common symptom of peripheral arterial disease
Exercise: type 2 diabetes Interventions Exercise improves glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes even without any weight loss
Modified Valsalva manoeuvre for supraventricular tachycardia Interventions Triggers that may predispose to episodes of SVT include medications (asthma inhalers, cold remedies), drinking large amounts of caffeine or alcohol, stress or emotional upset and smoking
Physical fitness training following a stroke Interventions Physical fitness is often reduced in patients following a stroke and may limit their ability to perform everyday activities and also worsen any stroke-related disability
Inspiratory muscle training for surgical pre-rehabilitation Interventions Patients undergoing abdominal or cardiac surgery, with the aim of preventing postoperative pulmonary complications
Autoinflation for glue ear in children Interventions Glue ear is the most common chronic condition of childhood, with 80% of children affected at some point