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Higher fitness was linked to lower levels of chronic pain.

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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE

Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness has been observed in various chronic pain conditions, including low back pain. This study examined whether higher cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) was associated with:

Lower levels of chronic pain at baseline.
Reduced risk of pain worsening over time.
Greater likelihood of pain improvement if chronic pain is already present.

This study investigated the association between CRF and pain severity in the general population and wanted to assess a potential lead to identifying modifiable risk factors to treat chronic pain.

Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness has been observed in various chronic pain conditions, including low back pain.

There is no reason that both local strengthening exercises and cardio exercises cannot be used in conjunction with each other to provide overall tissue specific and more systemic benefits.

METHODS

This study was based on the large Norwegian HUNT population study that used a cross-sectional analysis of 18,837 adults and then followed them longitudinally for 11 years (from 2006–08 to 2017–19).

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Cardiorespiratory fitness and pain severity: longitudinal associations from the general population - the HUNT study

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