Dane Cook

About

Dr. Dane B. Cook is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He serves as the Director of the Exercise Psychology laboratories at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Additionally, he is the Director of the Marsh Center for Research in Exercise and Movement within the Department of Kinesiology. Dr. Cook's educational background includes a BS in Psychology from Arizona State University, an MA and PhD in Exercise Science from the University of Georgia, and a postdoctoral fellowship in Neuroscience at UMDNJ-NJMSA. His research focuses on exercise psychology, and he is actively involved in laboratory and center leadership roles dedicated to advancing understanding in exercise and movement sciences.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Internal medicine
• Psychology
• Bioinformatics
• Cardiology
• Endocrinology
• Biology
• Pathology
• Physical therapy
• Psychiatry

Selected publications

• Exercise Pathophysiology in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

  CHEST Journal · 2023 · 54 citations

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• Exercise Training for Chronic Pain: Available Evidence, Current Recommendations, and Potential Mechanisms

  Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2024-01-01 · 8 citations

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  Chronic pain conditions pose a significant global burden of disability, with epidemiological data indicating a rising incidence. Exercise training is commonly recommended as a standalone or complementary approach for managing various chronic pain conditions like low back pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia syndrome, and neuropathic pain. Regardless of the specific condition or underlying cause (e.g., autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation), exercise training consistently l…

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• Exercise as Medicine for People with a Substance Use Disorder: An ACSM Call to Action Statement

  Current Sports Medicine Reports · 2024-02-01 · 4 citations

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  ABSTRACT: Over 20 million Americans are living with a substance use disorder (SUD) and nearly 100,000 die annually from drug overdoses, with a majority involving an opioid. Many people with SUD have co-occurring chronic pain and/or a mental health disorder. Exercise is a frontline treatment for chronic pain and is an effective strategy for reducing depression and anxiety and improving overall mental health. Several studies have shown that exercise improves SUD-related outcomes including abstinen…

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• Abnormal breathing patterns and hyperventilation are common in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome during exercise

  Frontiers in Medicine · 2025-11-10 · 3 citations

  articleOpen access

  Introduction Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) experience symptoms of fatigue, dyspnea, mental fog, and worsening fatigue after physical or mental efforts. Some of these patients have been found to hyperventilate. In long COVID patients, many of whom also have ME/CFS, dysfunctional breathing (DB) has been described. Whether patients with ME/CFS, independent of COVID-19, experience dysfunctional breathing is unknown, as well as how it may relate to hyperven…

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• Exercise does not cause post-exertional malaise in Veterans with Gulf War Illness: A randomized, controlled, dose–response, crossover study

  Brain Behavior and Immunity · 2024-05-20 · 2 citations

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Recent grants

• Impact of exercise training on pain and brain function in Gulf War Veterans

  NIH · 2011–2018

• NIH Grant R01AR050969

  NIH · $1.4M · 2011

• Post exertion malaise in GWI_Brain autonomic and behavioral interactions

  NIH · 2016–2026

Frequent coauthors

• Aaron J. Stegner

  Biostatistical Consulting (United States)

  171 shared

• Ozioma C. Okonkwo

  Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

  144 shared

• Jacob B. Lindheimer

  William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital

  124 shared

• Sterling C. Johnson

  Temple University

  114 shared

• Laura D. Ellingson

  Western Oregon University

  101 shared

• Sanjay Asthana

  Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

  83 shared

• Barbara B. Bendlin

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  80 shared

• Michael J. Falvo

  VA New Jersey Health Care System

  78 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Kinesiology

  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  2005

• M.S., Kinesiology

  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  2001

• B.S., Kinesiology

  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  1999

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