Exercise and Activity in Pain Management

 When prescribing exercise for pain amnagement it is important that we:

1. Understand the parameters (i.e., mode, frequency, duration, intensity) of therapeutic exercise for pain relief.
2. Describe how to modify exercise parameters as they relate to the pain condition, age, psychosocial factors, and patient's health status.
3. Recognize the importance of implementing adjunct therapies to address issues related to exercise prescription (i.e., biopsychosocial, fear avoidance behaviour, catastrophizing, cognitive behavioural therapy).
4. Understand the importance of patient education in prescribing therapeutic exercise, including the concept of motivation, pacing) to enhance overall treatment effectiveness and compliance.