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Can gradually increased exercise reverse pain sensitivity in chronic pain ?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes and no: Chronic pain from soft tissue injuries can be ameliorated by proper physical therapy to strengthen certain muscles, and a trained physical therapist is the best person to advise as to a program. The idea that certain people develop "pain sensitivity" is a currently fashionable theory, but one that is speculative and not yet proven with certainty.
Answered 10/24/2017
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Doubtful: While exercising is good for many reasons but if it can improve the pain tolerance is doubtful. It will not hurt unless you go beyond your limit of pain tolerance.
Answered 2/2/2014
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Yes: From personal experience, yes. From observation of my patients, yes. Now you have hope.
Answered 2/2/2014
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