Sep 24, 2026 04:58 PM
Hilarious proposal. Doctors prescribing exercise instead of meds? No kickbacks offered in that.
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Shorter, gentler exercise programs may ease pain more than tougher workouts
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-s...ugher.html
EXCERPTS: "These effects help explain why exercise can be such a powerful tool for pain management. Yet despite the evidence, it isn't used as routinely as it could be and is rarely prescribed with the same precision as medication.
"Instead, people experiencing pain may be told to 'stay active,' rather than being given a specific, evidence-based exercise program that considers what type of exercise to do, how hard to work and for how long."
Researchers examined how the type, intensity and duration of exercise influenced pain relief, as well as whether the benefits differed across acute and chronic pain conditions.
"Our study found that exercise was associated with substantial reductions in acute and chronic pain across all forms of exercise—whether through aerobic or resistance exercise, or through gentler movement such as yoga, Pilates or tai chi," Singh said.
"Importantly, we found that more exercise wasn't necessarily better. In fact, shorter-duration and lower-intensity programs showed greater reductions in pain, suggesting people may not need to exercise harder or for longer to experience meaningful benefits."
Senior researcher Carol Maher of Adelaide University said clinicians should be encouraged to integrate exercise as a core component of multimodal pain care. "Health care providers need definitive guidance, not just whether exercise helps, but which exercises work for which patients, and how to prescribe them effectively," Singh said.
"These findings should provide clinicians with considerable flexibility and increased confidence to prescribe exercise as a core, scalable component of pain management across diverse conditions. "At a time when we're looking for safe and effective ways to manage pain beyond medication, these findings provide strong evidence for making exercise a more routine part of pain care." (MORE - missing details)
More young adults are having strokes than three decades ago
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1144482
HIGHLIGHTS: Stroke rates among adults ages 20 to 54 nearly doubled over a 27-year period in a large U.S. population study. The increase was driven primarily by ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke. Researchers found rises over time in high blood pressure, diabetes, atrial fibrillation and substance use among younger adults who had strokes. While stroke became more common in younger adults, 30-day death rates after stroke declined modestly. Findings suggest a growing number of younger stroke survivors may be living with long-term disability. (MORE - no ads)
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Shorter, gentler exercise programs may ease pain more than tougher workouts
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-s...ugher.html
EXCERPTS: "These effects help explain why exercise can be such a powerful tool for pain management. Yet despite the evidence, it isn't used as routinely as it could be and is rarely prescribed with the same precision as medication.
"Instead, people experiencing pain may be told to 'stay active,' rather than being given a specific, evidence-based exercise program that considers what type of exercise to do, how hard to work and for how long."
Researchers examined how the type, intensity and duration of exercise influenced pain relief, as well as whether the benefits differed across acute and chronic pain conditions.
"Our study found that exercise was associated with substantial reductions in acute and chronic pain across all forms of exercise—whether through aerobic or resistance exercise, or through gentler movement such as yoga, Pilates or tai chi," Singh said.
"Importantly, we found that more exercise wasn't necessarily better. In fact, shorter-duration and lower-intensity programs showed greater reductions in pain, suggesting people may not need to exercise harder or for longer to experience meaningful benefits."
Senior researcher Carol Maher of Adelaide University said clinicians should be encouraged to integrate exercise as a core component of multimodal pain care. "Health care providers need definitive guidance, not just whether exercise helps, but which exercises work for which patients, and how to prescribe them effectively," Singh said.
"These findings should provide clinicians with considerable flexibility and increased confidence to prescribe exercise as a core, scalable component of pain management across diverse conditions. "At a time when we're looking for safe and effective ways to manage pain beyond medication, these findings provide strong evidence for making exercise a more routine part of pain care." (MORE - missing details)
More young adults are having strokes than three decades ago
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1144482
HIGHLIGHTS: Stroke rates among adults ages 20 to 54 nearly doubled over a 27-year period in a large U.S. population study. The increase was driven primarily by ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke. Researchers found rises over time in high blood pressure, diabetes, atrial fibrillation and substance use among younger adults who had strokes. While stroke became more common in younger adults, 30-day death rates after stroke declined modestly. Findings suggest a growing number of younger stroke survivors may be living with long-term disability. (MORE - no ads)