Exercise as medicine – evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases
University of Copenhagen · Rigshospitalet
Abstract
This review provides the reader with the up-to-date evidence-based basis for prescribing exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases: psychiatric diseases (depression, anxiety, stress, schizophrenia); neurological diseases (dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis); metabolic diseases (obesity, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes); cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, cerebral apoplexy, and claudication intermittent); pulmonary diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis); musculo-skeletal disorders (osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, back pain, rheumatoid…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 85.39
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 819
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2Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Physical therapy
- Alternative medicine
- Exercise therapy
- Sports medicine
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Internal medicine
- Randomized controlled trial
- Good health and well-being