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Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Often Suffer From Kinesiophobia, A Fear Of Movement
November 27, 2012 by NewsBot
A doctoral thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has found that one out of five patients with coronary artery disease experience such a great fear of movement (kinesiophobia) that their health may suffer as a result. Due to fear that movement will harm them, many patients with coronary artery disease avoid exercise and physical activity...