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ReviewBest practice & research. Clinical rheumatology2015

Physical exercise as non-pharmacological treatment of chronic pain: Why and when.

Kirsten R Ambrose, Yvonne M Golightly

5 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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In one paragraph

Review in Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 5 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 231 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
231citing papers in PubMed, 16 pooled it
15.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05226845 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Is Patient Choice of Exercise Preference Important in Chronic Neck Pain? A Randomized Clinical Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of JaénRan2021 to 2021Enrolled20ConditionsChronic Neck PainArmsprescribed exercise, chosen exercise
NCT05571124 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The Implementation of a Web-based Workplace Exercise Intervention in the Reduction of Spinal Pain in Sedentary Administrative Personnel: Protocol of a Mixed Methodology Study.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversitat de LleidaRan2023 to 2024Enrolled66ConditionsBack Pain, Sedentary BehaviorArmsTherapeutic Exercise Intervention
NCT05713786 completednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Physical Exercise and Motor Activity on Post-mastectomy Pain.

TypeobservationalSponsorAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino"Ran2021 to 2022Enrolled126ConditionsChronic Pain
NCT06123559 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Physical Exercise and Motor Activity on Depression and Anxiety in Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome

TypeobservationalSponsorAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino"Ran2023 to 2023Enrolled160ConditionsChronic Pain
NCT06803563 completednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Physical Exercise and Motor Activity on Sleep Disorders in Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome

TypeobservationalSponsorGioacchino CalapaiRan2024 to 2024Enrolled180ConditionsChronic Pain Syndrome
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

231 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 500 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Dance for Chronic Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2022
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  9. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatments for patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022
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  15. Flexibility exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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171 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kirsten R AmbroseThurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Electronic address: kirsten_ambrose@med.unc.edu.
Yvonne M GolightlyThurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Re-Entry Supplement: Investigation of Oral Microbial Enzymes for the Detection and Treatment of Periodontal DiseaseUL1TR002489 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, SHAHEEN, NICHOLAS J · 2018 to 2022
$48.6M
North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)UL1TR001111 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, CAREY, TIMOTHY S · 2013 to 2017
$43.9M
North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)KL2TR001109 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, CAREY, TIMOTHY S · 2013 to 2017
$5.7M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001109NCATS NIH HHS KL2TR001109/UL1TR001111NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001111NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic pain broadly encompasses both objectively defined conditions and idiopathic conditions that lack physical findings. Despite variance in origin or pathogenesis, these conditions are similarly characterized by chronic pain, poor physical function, mobility limitations, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance, and they are treated alone or in combination by pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches, such as physical activity (aerobic conditioning, muscle strengthening, flexibility training, and movement therapies). Physical activity improves general health, disease risk, and progression of chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. When applied to chronic pain conditions within appropriate parameters (frequency, duration, and intensity), physical activity significantly improves pain and related symptoms. For chronic pain, strict guidelines for physical activity are lacking, but frequent movement is preferable to sedentary behavior. This gives considerable freedom in prescribing physical activity treatments, which are most successful when tailored individually, progressed slowly, and account for physical limitations, psychosocial needs, and available resources.

Indexed as

Chronic PainExerciseExercise TherapyHumansAerobicArthritisChronic painChronic widespread painExerciseFibromyalgiaNon-pharmacological treatmentStrength

Identifiers

PMID26267006
PMCPMC4534717
OpenAlexW1504926627

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Registered trials

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