Exercise choices are important to patients, clinicians, policymakers and healthcare professionals and are needed to help achieve discharge as efficiently as possible, the authors say.
The potential impact that requires prompt evaluation of patients with end stage chronic pain and their caregivers, he says, is “not clear.” But, he adds, psychological, social and cognitive benefits of exercise are critical to patients dependent on pain medication and their caregivers.
Exercise may also help with mental and physical functioning, so further heightened monitoring may be needed.
In Europe and the U.S., the prevalence of chronic pain is 33 percent.
Asymptomatic users, plateau and strong exercise, and pale, stop short physical performance or isometric exercise, were assessed in 44
