Physical exercise and chronic pain in university students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical inactivity and chronic pain are both major public health concerns worldwide. Although the health benefits of regular physical exercise are well-documented, few large epidemiological studies have investigated the association between specific domains of physical exercise and chronic pain in young adults. We sought to investigate the association between frequency, intensity and duration of physical exercise, and chronic pain.

Methods

Data stem from the SHoT2018-study, a national health survey for higher education in Norway, in which 36,625 fulltime students aged 18-35 years completed all relevant questionnaires. Chronic pain, defined according to the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11), was assessed with a newly developed hierarch

SUBMITTER: Grasdalsmoen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7319292 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature