Open AccessPhysical Activity and Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Author(s) -
Ran Zhang,
Andrea K. Chomistek,
Jordan D. Dimitrakoff,
Edward Giovannucci,
Walter C. Willett,
Bernard Rosner,
Kana Wu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000472
Subject(s) - prostatitis , medicine , chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome , odds ratio , confidence interval , cohort , prospective cohort study , physical therapy , incidence (geometry) , population , cohort study , etiology , chronic pain , pelvic pain , surgery , prostate , environmental health , cancer , optics , physics
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a prevalent urologic disorder among men, but its etiology is still poorly understood. Our objective was to examine the relation between physical activity and incidence of CP/CPPS in a large cohort of male health professionals.