Stroke has a high disability rate, with patients often experiencing varying degrees of motor function impairment. Some patients also have concurrent cardiovascular diseases, leading to varying degrees of cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Formulating exercise prescriptions tailored to stroke patients, selecting appropriate assessment methods, and determining suitable exercise intensity are significant clinical concerns. However, there is a lack of definitive conclusions on how to formulate precise exercise prescriptions based on the assessment of cardiopulmonary and motor functions. This paper reviews the determination of post-stroke exercise loads and current research on stroke and cardiopulmonary fitness, aiming to provide a basis for the precise formulation of exercise prescriptions for stroke patients.
With the implementation of the “Health China 2030” strategy, sports medicine has played an increasingly important role in clinical treatment, chronic disease management, and population health promotion. West China Hospital of Sichuan University has actively explored the development and optimization of its sports medicine discipline outpatient management system, establishing a comprehensive model that integrates diagnosis and treatment, functional rehabilitation, exercise-based health management, and extended care services. This article systematically summarizes the practical experiences of the sports medicine outpatient department, including subspecialty setting, exercise prescription services, outpatient assistant mechanisms, online expert teams, multi-campus coordination, and full-process health management. Emphasizing a function-oriented and patient-centered approach, the article also discusses the extended value of outpatient services in translational research, smart healthcare, and preventive health strategies. This model provides a replicable and scalable reference for the development of sports medicine outpatient clinics.
