Exercise Therapy

"Exercise Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A regimen or plan of physical activities designed and prescribed for specific therapeutic goals. Its purpose is to restore normal musculoskeletal function or to reduce pain caused by diseases or injuries.

Descriptor ID	D005081
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.169.063.500.387 E02.779.483 E02.831.535.483
Concept/Terms	Exercise Therapy Exercise Therapy Therapy, Exercise Exercise Therapies Therapies, Exercise Rehabilitation Exercise Exercise, Rehabilitation Exercises, Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Exercises Remedial Exercise Exercise, Remedial Exercises, Remedial Remedial Exercises

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Exercise Therapy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Continuity of Patient Care [E02.760.169]
Aftercare [E02.760.169.063]
Rehabilitation [E02.760.169.063.500]
Exercise Therapy [E02.760.169.063.500.387]
Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.779]
Exercise Therapy [E02.779.483]
Rehabilitation [E02.831]
Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.831.535]
Exercise Therapy [E02.831.535.483]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Exercise Therapy".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Exercise Therapy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Exercise Therapy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 172 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2012 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	3	3
1996	1	1	2
1997	0	1	1
1999	3	1	4
2000	0	3	3
2001	1	1	2
2002	2	1	3
2003	1	2	3
2004	4	1	5
2005	5	4	9
2006	3	3	6
2007	6	3	9
2008	4	1	5
2009	7	4	11
2010	6	1	7
2011	9	3	12
2012	10	3	13
2013	3	1	4
2014	3	5	8
2015	2	0	2
2016	4	1	5
2017	7	6	13
2018	3	2	5
2019	6	0	6
2020	3	3	6
2021	2	7	9
2022	3	2	5
2023	1	5	6
2024	0	2	2
2025	2	1	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Exercise Therapy" by people in Profiles.

Ng KP, Macdonald JH, Young R, March DS, Graham-Brown MPM, Mercer TH, Greenwood S, Burton JO, Dasgupta I. Body Composition and Intradialytic Exercise in Kidney Disease: A Combined Analysis of the PEDAL and CYCLE-HD Randomised Controlled Trials. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2025 Apr; 16(2):e13748.

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Jensen-Battaglia M, Lin PJ, Sanapala C, Watson EE, Mendler JH, Liesveld J, Wang Y, Hayward E, LoCastro M, Mortaz S, Dunne RF, Mustian K, Loh KP. Changes in muscle performance among older adults with myeloid malignancies engaging in a mobile health (mHealth) exercise intervention: a single arm pilot study. BMC Geriatr. 2025 Jan 09; 25(1):22.

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Dharmavaram N, Esmaeeli A, Jacobson K, Brailovsky Y, Raza F. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, Rehabilitation, and Exercise Training in Postpulmonary Embolism. Heart Fail Clin. 2025 Jan; 21(1):119-135.

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Corsi DR, Dikdan S, Upadhyay N, Chen H, Kitzman DW, Mentz R, Whellan DJ, Frisch DR. Atrial Fibrillation Status and Physical Rehabilitation in Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: An Analysis From the REHAB-HF Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Oct; 13(19):e034366.

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Carey RL, Le H, Coffman DL, Nahum-Shani I, Thirumalai M, Hagen C, Baehr LA, Schmidt-Read M, Lamboy MSR, Kolakowsky-Hayner SA, Marino RJ, Intille SS, Hiremath SV. mHealth-Based Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention to Improve the Physical Activity Levels of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Jun 28; 13:e57699.

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Thompson ED, Pohlig RT, McCartney KM, Hornby TG, Kasner SE, Raser-Schramm J, Miller AE, Henderson CE, Wright H, Wright T, Reisman DS. Increasing Activity After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial of High-Intensity Walking and Step Activity Intervention. Stroke. 2024 Jan; 55(1):5-13.

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Talaty M, Esquenazi A. Feasibility and outcomes of supplemental gait training by robotic and conventional means in acute stroke rehabilitation. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2023 Oct 04; 20(1):134.

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Bierowski M, Galanis T, Majeed A, Mofid A. Peripheral Artery Disease: Treatment of Claudication and Surgical Management. Med Clin North Am. 2023 Sep; 107(5):823-827.

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Zhang J, Su Q, Li SC. Qigong Exercise Balances Oxygen Supply and Acid-Base to Modulate Hypoxia: A Perspective Platform toward Preemptive Health & Medicine. Med Sci (Basel). 2023 02 28; 11(1).

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Erickson BJ, Shishani Y, Gobezie R. Remote Patient Monitoring of Postoperative Rehabilitation. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2023 05; 34(2):489-497.

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