Fear of movement should be dissociated from pain and considered in relation to specific health conditions when implementing exercise therapy. Fear of movement may have prognostic and therapeutic impli...

Europe is experiencing a significant demographic shift, with aging populations posing economic and social challenges due to increased healthcare costs and a higher prevalence of age-related diseases. ...

In this large international study, more than 40% of patients with SLE were not active enough. We found an inverse association between PA levels and fatigue, pain, stress or depression. This points out...

S’il n’existe aucune étude chiffrée sur le sujet, le corps médical note que le phénomène touche un nombre croissant de personnes, et de plus en plus jeunes, en raison de l’essor des disciplines d’endurance, mais aussi de la pression des réseaux sociaux.

Physical activity (PA) participation has the potential to support people in living more fulfilling lives. However, recent statistics show that our efforts to increase PA around the world are not wo...

With chronic diseases increasingly prevalent in the United States (U.S.), healthcare providers are in a unique position to promote healthy living behaviors, such as physical activity (PA) and nutritio...

This study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR) with the registration number ChiCTR2300074595 on 10 August 2023.

Acute and chronic exposure to high altitude causes multiple negative neurological consequences. Further research has shown the efficacy of targeted drugs after acute hypoxia. However, the effects and ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. Current treatments aim to manage symptoms and slow disease progression, but there is a need for effective ...

Nonspecific low back pain (LBP), a prevalent condition with a lifetime prevalence of up to 84%, presents a considerable burden on individuals and healthcare systems. Isolated lumbar extension (ILEX) h...

After years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019

Patients who spent more time walking before starting treatment, were more likely to have a response to fremanezumab. PA and TS levels changed since the first month and correlated with clinical variabl...

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR2300069283, https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=192116.

<span><b>Background:</b> The World Health Organization (WHO) considers health to be a fundamental human right. Health is a resource that enables people to lead productive lives on an individual, socia...

Editorial: Innovative approaches to exercise assessment and prescription in non-communicable diseases

A study found people with coronary artery disease saw improved health outcomes after committing to the workout for 12 weeks.

Wearable technologies open up new avenues for the assessment of individual physical activity behaviour. Particularly, free-living heart rate (HR) data assessed by optical sensors are becoming widely a...

People with moderate-to-severe TBI have to work hard to be physically active. Results indicate that physical activity promotion should include person-centred information and support, appropriate commu...

Walking and cycling get 90c per person each year from the Australian government. What if that figure rose to $5, $10 or $15?

This study compared the effect of cardiovascular high-intensity interval training (HIIT) vs. moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on psychosocial responses to exercise, motivation and enjoyme...

Key words: cardiorespiratory fitness, coronary artery disease, systematic review This blog summarises a recent study published in BJSM (1). Why is this study important? Coronary artery disease (CAD) i...

Key information and datasets have vanished from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s websites, alarming epidemiologists, other scientists and concerned American citizens.

‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.

We present an exciting opportunity to work as a Research Assistant on a project titled “Whole school approaches for maximising movement and learning: co-development of a teacher toolkit”. This is an i...

* Union wants more oversight of World Cup 2034 projects * Fifa maintains that measures in place are sufficient Fifa has rejected calls for an independent monitor to assess migrant workers’ conditions in Saudi Arabia in the buildup to the 2034 World…

Pain is unpleasant, but it does have a purpose.

Some experts have theorised our total daily calorie burn is limited – but research shows us otherwise.

The 5-STS test seems to be a valid test for assessing muscle strength in individuals with SMI, supporting its usefulness for routine assessment in clinical settings, facilitating detection and interve...

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