Our ‘Letter to the Editor’ commenting on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown measures on physical activity levels and, subsequently, stroke, has been accepted by Disability and Rehabilitation. It is well documented that physical activity is a primary modifiable risk factor in stroke prevention and that higher activity levels pre-stroke can lower risk of mortality and complications. We postulate that ‘lockdown’ measures implemented to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, may inhibit physical activity levels and thus impact stroke rates and outcomes.
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Rodgers, F., Varley, R., Khatoonabadi, A. & Javadi, A. H. (2020). Physical inactivity during lockdown and the implications for incidence of stroke, severity, mortality, reoccurrence and rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation. DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1820588.