The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is an assessment that a doctor may use to determine a person’s exercise tolerance. It is a low risk test that measures how far a person can walk in 6 minutes. It may be ...

Objective Treadmill test protocols for concussion assessment have been validated for patients aged 13 and up; however, no evidence-based guidelines exist for younger children. We designed and assessed ...

Regular exercise may boost pain tolerance — a new finding that may have implications for those experiencing chronic pain, new research suggests. In a large observational study of more than 10,000 ...

Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation improves long-term exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with severe asthma. Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation, which includes exercise training, ...

To the long list of the benefits of physical activity, researchers have just added one more thing: a greater ability to handle pain. A recent study published in the journal PLOS One found that regular ...

Heart failure patients taking the investigational drug omecamtiv mecarbil, which has been previously shown to improve long-term outcomes, see little impact on their ability to exercise compared to a ...

New research found that people who exercised regularly were better able to handle a pain test. The researchers say this suggests exercise may help those with chronic pain. Doctors say there are a few ...

A little bit of exercise can help keep pain in check, researchers in Norway have found. Their newly published study suggests that physically active people have a higher pain tolerance on average than ...