Exercise for stress management. Program design and troubleshooting.
Exercise is undoubtedly an important facet of stress reduction, and patients should be encouraged in every way possible to use exercise as part of stress-management programs. However, exercise may itself create a set of disorders, usually overuse, inflammatory syndromes. Physicians should have a firm understanding of the methods available for treating such problems and returning the patient to his or her exercise program. While it is not reasonable for a patient to cling to an "exercise-at-all-costs" attitude, neither is it reasonable for a physician to treat all exercise-related problems by the simple advice to stop exercising.
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D005082:Physical Exertion; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*