How Exercise Stops Chronic Pain - AI Podcast
Story at-a-glance Exercise stops your immune system from overreacting after a muscle injury, helping prevent short-term pain from becoming chronic Daily physical activity, even as simple as swimming or walking, switches off inflammatory signals that keep pain going Your brain’s pain control system is retrained through consistent movement, reducing sensitivity, and interrupting the chronic pain cycle Studies show that even low-intensity exercise improves function and quality of life for people with arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, and other chronic pain conditions Movement is one of the safest and most effective ways to calm pain, improve resilience, and restore your body’s natural ability to heal