Chronic Pain and Exercise WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Chronic Pain and Exercise
Exercise has been shown to help provide immediate relief and long-term benefits to those who suffer from chronic pain. Chronic pain patients typically find that short periods of exercise (five or six minutes) are more helpful in the initial days of starting an exercise program in order to avoid additional pain from sore muscles. It is important to speak with a physician before beginning any exercise plan.1
Fast Facts:
- Chronic pain patients should consider water exercises if pain is experienced during weight-bearing exercises such as walking.2
- Yoga is a gentle exercise that has been shown to decrease pain through meditation, and increase flexibility and strength.3
- All patients should gently stretch before beginning to exercise. Chronic pain patients may find that a warm shower will help to loosen joints and muscles even more when combined with gentle stretching afterward.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Medscape: Modest Exercise Helps Chronic Pain Patients (Feb 15, 2008)
- ↑ LiveStrong: 3 Ways to Relieve Chronic Pain with Exercise
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 About.com: Is It Safe for Me to Exercise If I Have Chronic Pain?
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 20, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Exercise and Chronic Pain, Exercising with Chronic Pain, Exercise with chronic pain, Exercise For Chronic Pain Relief
- Last update: Oct. 20, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
