Hair care issues may keep some black women from exercising

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(Reuters Health) - Primary care providers often don't realize that hair care can be a barrier to regular exercise for some black women, a new ...

- Primary care providers often don't realize that hair care can be a barrier to regular exercise for some black women, a new study suggests.

"A lot of doctors are not aware that it's a barrier to exercise in this population, let alone having the lexicon or tools to carry on a conversation about it," said Tolliver, of the department of family medicine at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center in Columbus."In their free comments some said they were scared to talk about it, others said they didn't have the tools, and others said they were afraid of offending women with this conversation.

While 95per cent of respondents said they often or sometimes discussed physical activity with their female African American patients, a full 76per cent said they never included hairstyling or maintenance assessment in the conversation. At her hospital, Lamb gives lectures to junior dermatologists"on this exact topic," she said."I tell them to ask an open ended question: 'How often do you wash your hair.'"

 

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