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ArticleJournal of pain research2017

Influence of exercise on visceral pain: an explorative study in healthy volunteers.

Laura Jgm van Weerdenburg, Christina Brock, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Harry van Goor, Marjan de Vries, Oliver Hg Wilder-Smith

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Article in Journal of pain research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura Jgm van WeerdenburgDepartment of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Christina BrockMech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg; Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Asbjørn Mohr DrewesMech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg.
Harry van GoorDepartment of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Marjan de VriesDepartment of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Oliver Hg Wilder-SmithDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLAalborg University Hospital · DKUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesContradictory results have been found about the effect of different exercise modalities on pain. The aim of this study was to investigate the early effects of aerobic and isometric exercise on different types of experimental pain, including visceral pain, compared to an active control condition.

methodsFifteen healthy subjects (6 women, mean [standard deviation] age 25 [6.5] years) completed 3 interventions consisting of 20 minutes of aerobic cycling, 12 minutes of isometric knee extension and a deep breathing procedure as active control. At baseline and after each intervention, psychophysical tests were performed, including electrical stimulation of the esophagus, pressure pain thresholds and the cold pressor test as a measure for conditioned pain modulation. Participants completed the Medical Outcome Study Short-Form 36 and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory prior to the experiments. Data were analyzed using two-way repeated measures analysis of variance.

resultsNo significant differences were found for the psychophysical tests after the interventions, compared to baseline pain tests and the control condition.

conclusionNo hypoalgesic effect of aerobic and isometric exercise was found. The evidence for exercise-induced hypoalgesia appears to be not as consistent as initially thought, and caution is recommended when interpreting the effects of exercise on pain.

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breathing exercisesmotor activitypain measurementpain perception

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