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What drives your patients to stay physically active? What keeps them from doing so?
Intrapersonal factors such as motivation, past experiences with physical activity, levels of pain, and pain-related fear of movement could drive sedentary behavior. However, there is growing evidence that additional critical complexities surround physical activity engagement.
Date: November 23, 2021
Contact: news@apta.org
Content Type: Perspective
Ericka Merriweather, PT, DPT, PhD, and Mark Vorensky, PT, DPT
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