To Prevent Pain, Stay Active
Last year, researchers from UiT The Arctic University of Norway, in collaboration with other institutions, conducted an analysis involving data gathered on over 10,000 adults to explore the relationship between physical activity and pain tolerance. They discovered that physically active individuals had higher pain tolerance compared to sedentary individuals, with a positive correlation between activity level and pain tolerance. Building on this, they investigated how physical activity might influence the development of chronic pain over several years.
Their more recent study found that individuals who engaged in higher levels of physical activity during their leisure time had a reduced risk of experiencing chronic pain seven to eight years later. Even a slight increase in activity level was associated with a 5 percent lower risk of chronic pain, while higher activity levels correlated with a 16 percent reduced risk of severe chronic pain in multiple areas of the body. The findings suggest that physical activity enhances pain tolerance, potentially explaining how it reduces the risk of severe chronic pain.
Source
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0285041
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