Fitness in Rehabilitation

Maintaining fitness in uninvolved regions can ease the transition back to sport, training, or weight-room performance after acute injury. Exercise can reduce pain in acute pain populations, including isometric, concentric, eccentric, and aerobic exercise. Isometric and aerobic exercise were identified as helpful for many people with persistent pain. Exercise prescription for persistent pain must be scaled to the person's current fitness capacity. Fitness and strength work should be part of rehabilitation in both acute injury and persistent pain contexts.