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Exercise is commonly used to improve physical function, decrease symptoms and minimize disability caused by chronic low back or neck pain. Numerous randomized trials and clinical practice guidelines have supported this practice, and studies suggest that individually tailored, supervised exercise programs are associated with the best outcomes.
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WASHINGTON: While individually tailored, supervised exercise programs are found to be associated with minimizing disabilities, a new study from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has revealed that there is a lack of knowledge, and physical activity may be underutilized for chronic back and neck pain.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) — Sedentary seniors can improve their motor function and decrease their risk for insulin resistance by starting an exercise program that includes both aerobics and resistance training, new Canadian research suggests.
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Two new studies found that exercise may be a factor in recovering from a total knee replacement and knee osteoarthritis.
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Exercise is commonly used to improve physical function, decrease symptoms and minimize disability caused by chronic low back or neck pain. Numerous randomized trials and clinical practice guidelines have supported this practice, and studies suggest that individually tailored, supervised exercise programs are associated with the best outcomes.
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The goal of any fitness activity is to improve human performance. Many choose competitive sports while others prefer pursuing this goal individually. Any effort to improve the human body’s ability to compete must include a program of diet, exercise and stress reduction.
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Physical Therapist Sally Moore assists Paula Shoults with an exercise. Shoults suffers from lymphedema and has been treated with a compression garment on her arm.
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There is no good evidence supporting a harmful effect of exercise on joints in the setting of normal joints and regular exercise, according to a review of studies. Researchers reviewed existing studies on the relationship between regular exercise and osteoarthritis (OA) and concluded that in the absence of existing joint injury there is no increased risk of OA from exercise.
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( Wiley-Blackwell ) There is no good evidence supporting a harmful effect of exercise on joints in the setting of normal joints and regular exercise, according to a review of studies published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Anatomy.
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Junk food is out: Physical activity is in. An innovative and wide-reaching health program in Armstrong County is turning that message into a fast growing community project that is trying to change the way our kids eat and exercise.
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Agile and upbeat, fitness fanatic Jack LaLanne is still tossing lifelines to those he says are “exceeding the feed limit.” His advice has outlived diet and exercise fads promoted long before America was declared an obese nation.
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Free exercise classes in a public setting might be just what it takes to make residents of a city more active. It seems to be working for residents of Recife, the fifth-largest city in Brazil. There, city officials set up free calisthenics and dance classes in 21 public places, enrolling more than 10,000 residents a year starting in 2002.
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