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    Did you know that Physical Activity can Protect you from Chronic Pain?

    April 4, 2024, Categories  Biology/Biotechnology, Health/Medical

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    UiT researchers have found that physically active people have a lower risk of experiencing chronic pain several years later. “This suggests that physical activity increases our ability to tolerate pain and may be one of the ways in which activity helps to reduce the risk of developing severe chronic pain,” says doctoral fellow Anders Årnes.FOTO: DAVID JENSEN / UIT

    One of the reasons is that it increases your pain tolerance. Researchers found that people who were more active in their free time had a lower chance of having various types of chronic pain 7-8 years later. For example, being just a little more active, such as going from light to moderate activity, was associated with a 5% lower risk of reporting some form of chronic pain later...

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