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Papers: 29 Jan 2022 - 4 Feb 2022


Human Studies


2022


PLoS One


17


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Associations between pain and physical activity among older adults.

Authors

Niederstrasser N G, Attridge N
PLoS One. 2022; 17(1):e0263356.
PMID: 35089966.

Abstract

Chronic pain is a significant societal problem and pain complaints are one of the main causes of work absenteeism and emergency room visits. Physical activity has been associated with reduced risk of suffering from musculoskeletal pain complaints, but the exact relationship in an older adult sample is not known.