Can you exercise vigorously with cerebral infarction

For patients with cerebral infarction, strenuous activities are not recommended. This is because most patients with cerebral infarction have occlusion of blood vessels due to atherosclerosis, and some cerebral infarction is also caused by cardiogenic emboli dislodged. If atherosclerosis exists, strenuous exercise can cause an increase in blood pressure, and in severe cases, it can also lead to cerebral hemorrhage due to blood vessel rupture. If the patient’s atherosclerosis is heavy and there is plaque formation in the intima, when strenuous exercise can lead to the dislodgement of the intima plaque and another cerebral infarction. Meanwhile, in cardiogenic cerebral infarction, if the patient is strenuously active, it can also lead to the dislodgement of the thrombus attached to the wall of the heart, and the patient can also have cerebral infarction again. For patients with cerebral infarction, strenuous exercise is not recommended, and aerobic exercises such as walking, swimming, jogging, practicing yoga or qigong, tai chi, etc. can be appropriate.