The dangers of inactivity; exercise and inactivity physiology for the manual therapist

H. Wittink; R. Engelbert; T. Takken

doi:10.1016/j.math.2011.01.006

The dangers of inactivity; exercise and inactivity physiology for the manual therapist

H. Wittink^*, R. Engelbert, T. Takken

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Physiotherapists should take a primary role in relation to the prevention and management of all diseases that are associated with low levels of physical activity. The benefits of regular physical activity on health, longevity, and well being easily surpass the effectiveness of any drugs or other medical treatment. Physical activity has many beneficial effects on the body, helps prevent the development of many chronic diseases and is a useful complement to drug treatment in many diseases. As the importance of physical activity for health might well be underrated and undervalued even by manual therapists we describe the physiological consequences and health dangers of being inactive in this paper. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-216
Number of pages	8
Journal	Manual Therapy
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2011.01.006
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Inactivity
Physical fitness
Therapeutic Exercise
Health
CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE RISK
HEALTHY OLDER-ADULTS
PROLONGED BED REST
PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
METABOLIC SYNDROME
CONTROLLED-TRIAL
SKELETAL-MUSCLE
SITTING TIME
TELEVISION

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The dangers of inactivity; exercise and inactivity physiology for the manual therapist

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