ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020
Do Nutritional Factors Interact with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
- The 2026 British Society for Rheumatology guideline for pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026Guideline
- Can poor nutrition and diet influence temporomandibular disorder? A systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- What do we know about flares in spinal and pelvic girdle pain? A scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Brazilian Society of Rheumatology's fibromyalgia treatment guidelines - part I: monitoring and non-pharmacological management.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2026Guideline
- Efficacy of combined strategies of physical activity, diet and sleep disorders as treatment in patients with chronic shoulder pain. A systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Intermittent Fasting, Time Restricted Feeding, Caloric Restriction, a Ketogenic Diet and the Mediterranean Diet as Part of the Treatment Plan to Improve Health and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of Nutritional Strategies on the Improvement of the Performance and Health of the Athlete: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Associations between folate intake and knee pain, inflammation mediators and comorbid conditions in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Trial
- Reduction in Pain and Pain Intensity with Nonpharmacological Treatment in Severely Obese Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
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- Importance ranking and predictive model construction of WMSDs risk factors among shift-working nurses based on multiple machine-learning algorithms.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Impact of a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Gut Microbiota in Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Changes in fish and coffee intake and pain intensity in older adults: longitudinal results from the COPERNICUS study.QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians · 2026Observational
- Musculoskeletal Pain Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Telesurvey.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2026Article
- Dietary and supplemental vitamin D intake and pain interference in adults with chronic spine-related pain: a cross-sectional survey study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- A Large Retrospective Observational Study of Nonpharmacologic Treatment Use Among German Patients Receiving Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Noncancer Pain.Pain research & management · 2026Observational
- In the Mouth or in the Gut? Innovation Through Implementing Oral and Gastrointestinal Health Science in Chronic Pain Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Pain characteristics and psychological factors that mediate the association between obesity and outcomes of interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation: a registry-based cohort study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated risk factors of neck pain in the Turkish population: A population-based study.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2025Article
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Abstract
Dietary patterns may play an important role in musculoskeletal well-being. However, the link between dietary patterns, the components of patients' diet, and chronic musculoskeletal pain remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to systematically review the literature on the link between dietary patterns, the components of patients' diet and chronic musculoskeletal pain. This review was conducted following the "Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses" (PRISMA) guidelines and was registered in PROSPERO with the registration number CRD42018110782. PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase online databases were searched. After screening titles and abstracts of 20,316 articles and full texts of 347 articles, 12 eligible articles were included in this review, consisting of nine experimental and three observational studies. Seven out of nine experimental studies reported a pain-relieving effect of dietary changes. Additionally, protein, fat, and sugar intake were found to be associated with pain intensity and pain threshold. In conclusion, plant-based diets might have pain relieving effects on chronic musculoskeletal pain. Patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis pain can show inadequate intake of calcium, folate, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B6, whilst patients with fibromyalgia can show a lower intake of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamin A-E-K, folate, selenium, and zinc. Chronic pain severity also shows a positive relation with fat and sugar intake in osteoarthritis, and pain threshold shows a positive association with protein intake in fibromyalgia.
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