Physical Activity

Higher physical activity levels before the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with lower odds of developing and being hospitalized for COVID-19 in older adults, according to a recent study.

People with cancer who perform a certain level physical activity may experience less intense pain than people without cancer who are less active, according to data published in Cancer.

Physical activity was only minimally associated with a reduced risk for cognitive decline or impairment. Even so, the finding was still significant from a population health perspective, according to researchers.

High weekly averages of moderate to vigorous physical activity, or MVPA, were associated with a reduced risk for progression to chronic kidney disease, according to researchers.

Adults with mild stroke had higher odds of maintaining similar levels of physical activity or being more active with greater resources available in their area, according to research presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Women who met WHO’s recommended weekly level of leisure-time physical activity were at a reduced risk for both noninjurious and injurious falls, a study showed.

An annual increase in cardiorespiratory fitness level was associated with reduced odds of prostate cancer, a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reported.

The American College of Cardiology announced the late-breaking science lineup for its Scientific Session to be held April 6-8 in Atlanta and online.

Fatigue in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases should be addressed with tailored physical activity, psychoeducational interventions or possibly immunomodulatory treatment, according to EULAR recommendations.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Patients with low activity prior to total knee arthroplasty had greater improvements in activity and patient-reported function postoperatively compared with patients with high activity, according to results.