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==Exercise in other chronic illnesses == Exercise and increased physical activity is increasingly being promoted and encouraged for patients with chronic diseases<ref name="MiraleCure2015">{{Citation | title = Exercise: The miracle cure and the role of the doctor in promoting it | date = 2015 | url=https://www.aomrc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Exercise_the_Miracle_Cure_0215.pdf | last = McNally | first = S. | author-link = |work=Academy of Medical Royal Colleges|location=London}}</ref> due to the positive effects found in a considerable number of different chronic illnesses and diseases, including: *psychiatric diseases: ** [[depression]] ** [[schizophrenia]] ** [[stress]] and [[anxiety]] * neurological diseases: ** [[dementia]] ** [[multiple sclerosis]] - although a temporary worsening of symptoms is common ** [[Parkinson's disease]] * metabolic diseases: ** [[diabetes]] (both types 1 and 2) - although it should be avoided or modified in some circumstances ** [[hyperlipidemia]] ** [[metabolic syndrome]] ** [[obesity]] ** [[polycystic ovarian syndrome]] (PCOS) * cardiovascular diseases: ** [[cerebral apoplexy]] (stroke, cerebrovascular accident, apoplexy) ** [[claudication intermittent]] ** [[coronary heart disease]] - only if unstable angina are certain other conditions are not present, high-intensity workouts should be avoided ** [[heart failure]] - only if certain conditions are met ** [[hypertension|high blood pressure]] - high-intensity workouts should be avoided and medication may be needed to reduce blood pressure first * pulmonary (respiratory) diseases: ** [[asthma]] - if no infection is present and it does not cause severe exacerbation of asthma ** [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] (COPD) - oxygen may be needed during exercise ** [[cystic fibrosis]] - if no infection is present * musculoskeletal disorders: ** [[lower back pain|back pain]] - only if no event fracture is suspected, and with certain conditions ** [[cancer]] - under certain conditions and with supervision ** [[osteoarthritis]] - under certain conditions ** [[osteoporosis]] - exercise should not involve risk of a fall ** [[rheumatoid arthritis]]<ref name="Pederson2015">{{Cite journal | title = Exercise as medicine - evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases | date = Dec 2015 | url = https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.12581|journal=Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports|volume=25|issue= | pages = 1β72 | last = Pedersen | first = B.K. | author-link = | last2 = Saltin | first2 = B. | authorlink2 = |language=en|doi=10.1111/sms.12581|pmc=|pmid=|access-date=|quote=|via=}}</ref> - under certain conditions and with supervision Regular exercise has general benefits in chronically ill people '''without ME/CFS''' depend on doing the correct type and intensity of physical activity for the illness in order to avoid aggravating symptoms; if done correctly these include * reduced risk of falls and fractures * reduced risk of additional chronic diseases * reduced [[depression]], especially for people medically ill with mild or moderate depression *reduced [[Chronic pain|pain]] in certain conditions, particularly musculoskeletal or pain conditions, if the most appropriate type and intensity of physical activity is used.<ref name="Gloth2001">{{Cite journal | title = Physical therapy and exercise in pain management | date = 2001-09-01| url = https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749069005700847|journal=Clinics in Geriatric Medicine|volume=17|issue=3 | pages = 525β535 | last = Gloth | first = Mark J. | last2 = Matesi | first2 = Ann M.|language=en|doi=10.1016/S0749-0690(05)70084-7|issn=0749-0690}}</ref><ref name="Kujala2006">{{Cite journal | title = Benefits of exercise therapy for chronic diseases | date = 2006-01-01| url = https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/1/3|journal=British Journal of Sports Medicine|volume=40|issue=1 | pages = 3β4 | last = Kujala | first = U.M. | language=en|doi=10.1136/bjsm.2005.021717|pmc=PMC2491939|pmid=16371482|issn=0306-3674}}</ref>
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