Washington: Athletes do it; dancers do it; even musicians do it. Now, researchers have suggested that surgeons should also warm up before performing an operation.
A new study has revealed that doing exercises, just simple moves, before a surgery can make a surgeon more focused on his or her work, and significantly reduce the incidence of accidents on the operating table.
And, according to the researchers, warming up not only makes surgeons more limber but provides "cognitive arousal" as well before an operation.The Journal of the American College of Surgeons reported.
"Dancers, musicians, sculptors and painters have, for centuries, used short-term practice or warm-up as a method for getting ready for the task at hand. Warm-up exercises are a common sense practice in many high-stakes professions, such as professional sports or dance," the study's lead author Kanav Kahol of Arizona State University said.
"This study begins to lay a scientific foundation for adopting this approach in routine surgical practice, which has become increasingly rigorous and demanding," he added.