{"id":2022,"date":"2023-02-12T14:11:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T14:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/?page_id=2022"},"modified":"2023-05-17T00:48:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T00:48:57","slug":"physical-exercise-is-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/en\/specialties\/physical-exercise-is-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Exercise is Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Physical Exercise is Medicine<\/h3>\n<p>Physical and rehabilitation medicine has advanced in recent years towards an approach based on clinical exercise as the main method of intervention, prevailing over previous strategies focused on passive therapies.<\/p>\n<h4>What is the reason for this change and what are the benefits for the general population?<\/h4>\n<p>Physical exercise alone has been shown to be very effective in reducing symptoms directly related to musculoskeletal pathologies or disorders. In fact, the cases for which it may not be beneficial seem to be very rare. When compared with exclusively passive or even mixed interventions, none of them has better results in terms of reducing symptoms\/improving the clinical condition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-232 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/intro1-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/intro1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/intro1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/intro1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The typical symptoms of a musculoskeletal <a href=\"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/en\/pathologies\/\">pathology<\/a> usually include persistent pain, poor mobility and\/or muscle strength. The prescription of clinical exercise is the only method for which there is consistent scientific evidence indicative of a significant and stable improvement.<\/p>\n<p>However, although all physical activity is beneficial when compared with a total absence of activity, ensuring monitoring by an expert is widely agreed, so that the prescription of treatment is customised, programmed and carried out according to the patient\u2019s condition, especially when they present functional limitations resulting from musculoskeletal pathologies or disorders.<\/p>\n<p>Exercise should be done correctly, as the natural tendency of the human being is to protect the injured area, which can make the problem worse. This is precisely why exercise-based <a href=\"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/en\/specialties\/physiotherapy\/\">physiotherapy <\/a>requires personalised monitoring and an appropriate prescription by a registered physician.<\/p>\n<h4>Treatment of a <a href=\"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/en\/pathologies\/sports-injuries\/\">sports injury<\/a> must begin with a medical assessment<\/h4>\n<p>Com Corpus has a large <a href=\"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/en\/clinic\/team\/\">clinical team<\/a> to ensure coordination between the physician and the physiotherapist. Sometimes tests and blood work must be prescribed to better identify the pathology. You will need to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/en\/appointments\/\">physical and rehabilitation medicine<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/comcorpus.pt\/en\/specialties\/sports-medicine\/\">sports medicine<\/a> appointment with one of our physiatrists for physiotherapy sessions at Com Corpus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical Exercise is Medicine Physical and rehabilitation medicine has advanced in recent years towards an approach based on clinical exercise as the main method of intervention, prevailing over previous strategies focused on passive therapies. What is the reason for this change and what are the benefits for the general population? 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