The Prescription of Physical Activity and Exercise, the so-called 'sports prescription', will allow doctors to prescribe exercise to their patients, thus contributing to the improvement of the health and quality of life of the inhabitants of the archipelago.
The pact has been called “historic” by the person also responsible for Education, Poli Suárez.
The agreement, which has been signed at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Government in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, establishes “the general and basic conditions necessary to offer Canarian citizens a coordinated intervention for the creation of the physical activity and exercise prescription system. among the Canarian population” and designs “a shared action scheme” between both departments, those responsible stressed.
Broadly speaking, the system will allow Primary Care doctors to not only recommend the practice of exercise, as has been happening until now, but also to prescribe it with a personalized guideline.
“The prescription will always come from the healthcare personnel, as they are the ones who best know the particularities of the patient, the specific benefits for their health that are sought, the possible contraindications derived from their pathology, their physical condition, the personal preferences or the availability of each user. "said Monzón, who showed his satisfaction with this important step for Canarian Health.
“This is a historic agreement, not only because it has been long demanded by professionals from the health and sports worlds, but also because of the impact it will have on the population of the Canary Islands and on their physical and mental health,” added Poli Suárez, who detailed that, “according to the medical report and the content of the prescription, the sports physical educator will carry out an examination of the basic physical condition and will design the individualized exercise program under the guidelines set by the health professionals.”
