The NHS has revealed the number one cause of pain and disability in Greater Manchester - which kicks off serious conditions including strokes, heart attacks and dementia.
Raised blood pressure, or hypertension, is the number one cause of pain and disability in Greater Manchester, the region's NHS has uncovered. Medical chiefs are encouraging people to get their blood pressure checked - and make simple life changes that could stop them becoming gravely ill.
Blood pressure is the strength with which your blood pushes on the sides of your arteries - which are just like pipes - as it is pumped around your body. High blood pressure causes stress on your blood vessels and increases the risk of problems such as a heart attack, stroke or dementia, and can affect any part of the body.
