Evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in chronic disease

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Vol. 16; no. S1; pp. 3 - 63
• Main Authors: Pedersen, B. K., Saltin, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Munksgaard International Publishers 01.02.2006
• Subjects: Asthma - therapy; Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy; Depression - therapy; Exercise; Exercise Tolerance; Humans; Metabolic Diseases - therapy; Motivation; Musculoskeletal Diseases - therapy; Neoplasms - therapy; Physical Fitness; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - therapy

Considerable knowledge has accumulated in recent decades concerning the significance of physical activity in the treatment of a number of diseases, including diseases that do not primarily manifest as disorders of the locomotive apparatus. In this review we present the evidence for prescribing exerc...